’O？Yousurpriseme。Whichactressisit？’
’ThatMissJohnson。Annetellsmethathelovesherhopelessly。’
Festusarose。MissJohnsonseemedsuddenlytoacquirehighvalueasasweetheartatthisannouncement。Hehadhimselffeltanamelessattractivenessinher，andJohnhaddonelikewise。Johncrossedhispathinallpossibleways。
Beforetheyeomanhadrepliedsomebodyopenedthedoor，andthefirelightshoneupontheuniformofthepersontheydiscussed。
Festusnoddedonrecognizinghim，wishedMrs。Lovedaygoodevening，andwentoutprecipitately。