hesaid，“butit’suncertainandcostly。“
TheGovernorhesitatedabouttheholeintheroof，whichHilbruntolduswasforametalpipetoconducthisgeneratedgasesintotheair。TheownerofthebarnhadgonetoLaramie。However，wefoundastove-pipehole，whichsaveddelay。“Andwhatdaywouldyouprefertheshower？“saidHilbrun，afterwehadgoneoverourcontractwithhim。
“Anydaywoulddo，“theGovernorsaid。
ThiswasThursday；andSundaywaschosen，asadaywhennoonehadbusinesstodetainhimfromwitnessingtheshower——thoughitseemedtomethatonweek-days，too，businessinCheyennewasnotsoinexorableasthis。Wegavethestrangerssomeinformationaboutthetown，andleftthem。Thesunwentawayinacloudlesssky，andcamesoagainwhenthestarshadfinishedtheiruntarnishedshining。Fridaywasclearanddryandhot，likethedynastyofblazingdaysthathadgonebefore。
Isawasorryspectacleinthestreet——thebridegroomandthebrideshoppingtogether；or，rather，hewithhiswadofbillswasobedientlypayingforwhatshebought；andwhenImetthemhewascarryingascarletparasolandabonnet-box。Hisbiscuit-shooter，withthelustofpurchaseonher，wasbrilliantlydressed，andpervadedthestreetwithsplendor，likeanescapedparrot。Linwalkedbesideher，butitmightaswellhavebeenbehind，andhisbearingwassodifferentfromhiswontedhappy-go-luckinessthatIhadamindtotakeoffmyhatandsay，“Good-morning，Mrs。Lusk。“Butitwas“Mrs。McLean“Isaid，ofcourse。