“Yes，oneortwo，betweentimes，“headmitted。
“Ishan’tdieofsurprise。Didyoutellhimwhoyouwas？“
“No-o，tobehonest，Ididn’t。Hewassoveryanxioustofindout，that——well，Idodged。IthinkhebelievedIwasgoingtovisitCaptainDaniels。“
“Goodenough！IfIwasgovernorofthisstateIwouldn’tsendanyThanksgivin’proclamationsdownthisway。I’djustwriteEmPetersandDidamaRogersandacouplemorelikethemandsavemyselfthetrouble。They’dhaveallIwantedtoproclaimspreadfromoneendofthecountytotheotherinless’naday，andapeckortwoofextryspitchedinforgoodmeasure。I’mawfulgladyoudidn’ttellEmulousyouwastheminister。Yousee，Trumet’sTrumet，and，considerin’everything，maybeit’sjustaswellnobodyknowsaboutyourbein’shutupinthatstudy。Notbutwhat’twasallright，youknow，but——“
“Iunderstand。I’mnotproudofit。Still，someonemayhaveseenmecomehere。“