Eachyearhewouldhavetocountonaproportionatesavingoffifteenthousanddollarstowardpaymentofthenotes。Inaddition，hemustlive。
\"TheOrdefamilyisgoingtobemightyhardup，\"saidhe，whistlinghumorously。
ButOrdewasbynatureandtrainingsanguineandfondofbigrisks。
\"Nevermind；it’sforBobby，\"saidhetohimself。\"Andmaybetherateofinterestwillgodown。AndI’llbeabletoborrowontheCaliforniatractifanythingdoesgowrong。\"
Heputonhishat，thrustabundleofpapersintohispocket，andsteppedacrossthehallintoTaylor’soffice。
Thelawyerhefoundtippedbackinhisrevolvingchair，readingaprintedbrief。
\"Frank，\"beganOrdeimmediately，\"IcametoseeyouaboutthatCaliforniatimbermatter。\"
Taylorlaiddownthebriefandremovedhiseye—glasses，withwhichhebeganimmediatelytotapthefingersofhislefthand。
\"Sitdown，Jack，\"saidhe。\"I’mgladyoucamein。Iwasgoingtotrytoseeyousometimeto—day。I’vebeenthinkingthematteroververycarefullysincetheotherday，andI’vecometotheconclusionthatitistoosteepforme。Idon’tdoubttheinvestmentabit，butthereturnsaretoofaroff。Fifteenthousandmeansalotmoretomethanitdoestoyou，andI’vegottothinkoftheimmediatefuture。Ihopeyouweren’tcountingonme——\"
\"Oh，that’sallright，\"brokeinOrde。\"AsItoldyou，Icanswingthethingmyself，andonlymentionedittoyouontheoffchanceyoumightwanttoinvest。Now，whatIwantisthis——\"heproceededtooutlinecarefullytheagreementbetweenhimselfandNewmarkwhilethelawyertooknotesandoccasionallyinterjectedaquestion。
\"Allright，\"saidthelatter，whenthedetailshadbeenmastered。
\"I’lldrawthenecessarynotesandpapers。\"
\"Now，\"wentonOrde，producingthebundleofpapersfromhispocket，\"here’stheabstractoftitle。Iwishyou’dlookitover。It’salongone，butnotcomplicated，asnearasIcanmakeout。Traceseemstohaveacquiredthistractmostlyfromtheoriginalhomesteadersandthelike，who，ofcourse，taketitledirectfromthegovernment。Butnaturallythereareaheapofthem，andIwantyoutolookitovertobesureeverything’sshipshape。\"
\"Allright，\"agreedTaylor，reachingforthepapers。
\"Oneotherthing，\"concludedOrde，uncrossinghislegs。\"Iwantthisinvestmenttogetnofurtherthantheofficedoor。Yousee，thisisforBobby，andI’vegivenalotofthoughttothatsortofthing；andnothingspoilsamansoonerthantoimaginethething’sallcutanddriedforhim，andnothingkeepshimgoinglikethethoughtthathe’sgottorustlehisownopportunities。YouandI
knowthat。Bobby’sgoingtohavethebesteducationpossible；he’sgoingtolearntobealumbermanbypracticalexperience，andthatpracticalexperiencehe’llgetwithotherpeople。NoworkingforhisdadinBobby’s，Icantellyou。Whenhegetsthroughcollege，I’llgethimalittlejobclerkingwithsomegoodfirm，andhe’llhaveachancetoshowwhatisinhimandtolearnthebusinessfromthegroundup，thewayamanoughtto。Ofcourse，I’llmakearrangementsthathehasarealchance。Then，whenhe’sworkedintotheharnessalittle，theoldmanwilltakehimoutandshowhimthefinebigsugarpineandsaytohim，’There，myboy，there’syouropportunity，andyou’veearnedit。HowdoesORDEANDSONsoundtoyou？’Whatdoyouthinkofit，Frank？\"
Taylornoddedseveraltimes。
\"Ibelieveyou’reontherighttrack，andI’llhelpyouallIcan，\"
saidhebriefly。
\"So，ofcourse，Iwanttokeepthethingdeadsecret，\"continuedOrde。\"You’retheonlymanwhoknowsanythingaboutit。I’mnotevengoingtobuydirectlyundermyownname。I’mgoingtoincorporatemyself，\"hesaid，withagrin。\"Youknowhowthosethingswillgetout，andhowtheyalwaysgetbacktothewrongpeople。\"
\"Countonme，\"Taylorassuredhim。
AsOrdewalkedhomethatevening，afterahotday，hismindwasfullofspeculationastotheimmediatefuture。Hehadalocalreputationforwealth，andnooneknewbetterthanhimselfhowimportantitisforamanindebttokeepupappearances。
Nevertheless，decidedretrenchtnentwouldbenecessary。AfterBobbyhadgonetobed，heexplainedthistohiswife。
\"What’sthematter？\"sheaskedquickly。\"Isthefirmlosingmoney？\"
\"No，\"repliedOrde，\"it’samatterofreinvestment。\"Hehesitated。
\"It’sadeadsecret，whichIdon’twanttogetout，butI’mthinkingofbuyingsomewesterntimberforBobbywhenhegrowsup。\"
Carrolllaughedsoftly。
\"Yousorelievemymind，\"shesmiledathim。\"Iwasafraidyou’ddecidedonthestreet—car—driveridea。Why，sweetheart，youknowperfectlywellwecouldgobacktothelittlehousenextthechurchandbeashappyaslarks。\"
XXXII
InthemeantimeNewmarkhadclosedhisdesk，pickedhishatfromthenail，andmarchedpreciselydownthestreettoHeinzman’soffice。
HefoundthelittleGermanin。Newmarkdemandedaprivateinterview，andwithoutpreliminaryplungedintothebusinessthathadbroughthim。HehadlongsincetakenHeinzman’smeasure，as，indeed，hehadtakenthemeasureofeveryothermanwithwhomhedidorwaslikelytodobusiness。
\"Heinzman，\"saidheabruptly，\"mypartnerwantstoraiseseventy—
fivethousanddollarsforhispersonaluse。Ihaveagreedtogethimthatmoneyfromthefirm。\"
Heinzmansatimmovable，hisroundeyesblinkingbehindhisbigspectacles。
\"Proceed，\"saidheshrewdly。
\"Assecurityincasehecannotpaythenotesthefirmwillhavetogive，hehassignedanagreementtoturnovertomehisundividedone—halfinterestinourenterprises。\"
\"Vell？Youvanttoborrowdotmoneyofme？\"askedHeinzman。\"I
couldnotraiseit。\"
\"Iknowthatperfectlywell，\"repliedNewmarkcoolly。\"YouaregoingtohavedifficultymeetingyourJulynotes，asitis。\"
Heinzmanhardlyseemedtobreathe，butaflickerofredblazedinhiseye。
\"Proceed，\"herepeatednon—committally，afteramoment。\"Iintend，\"
wentonNewmark，\"tofurnishthismoneymyself。Itmust，however，seemtobeloanedbyanother。Iwantyoutolendthismoneyonmortgage。\"
\"Whatfor？\"asked\"ForaonetenthofOrde’sshareincasehedoesnotmeetthosenotes。\"
\"Buthevillmeetthenotes，\"objectedHeinzman。\"Youareaprosperousconcern。IknowsomethingsofYOURbusiness，also。\"
\"Hethinkshewill，\"rejoinedNewmarkgrimly。\"Iwillmerelypointouttoyouthathisentireincomeisfromthefirm，andthatfromthisincomehemustsavetwenty—oddthousandayear。
\"Ifthefirmhashardluck——\"saidHeinzman。
\"Exactly，\"finishedNewmark。
\"Vyyoucometome？\"demandedHeinzmanatlength。
\"Well，I’mofferingyouachancetogetevenwithOrde。Idon’timagineyoulovehim？\"
\"Vat’sdemattermitmygettin’efenwithyou，too？\"criedHeinzman。
\"Ain’tyoubeatmeoutatLansing？\"
Newmarksmiledcoldlyunderhisclippedmoustache。
\"I’mofferingyouthechanceofmakinganywherefromthirtytofiftythousanddollars。\"
\"Perhaps。Andsupposethisliddleschemedon’tworkout？\"
\"And，\"pursuedNewmarkcalmly，\"I’llcarryyouoverinyourpresentobligations。\"Hesuddenlyhitthearmofhischairwithhisclenchedfist。\"Heinzman，ifyoudon’tmakethoseJulypayments，what’stobecomeofyou？Where’syourtimberandyourmillsandyournewhouse——andthatprettydaughterofyours？\"
Heinzmanwincedvisibly。
\"Ivillgetanextensionoftime，\"saidhefeebly。
\"Willyou？\"counteredNewmark。
Thetwomenlookedeachotherintheeyeforamoment。
\"Vell，maybe，\"laughedHeinzmanuneasily。\"Itlookstomelikeawinner。\"
\"Allright，then，\"saidNewmarkbriskly。\"I’llmakeoutamortgageattenpercentforyou，andyou’lllendthemoneyonit。Atthepropertime，ifthingshappenthatway，youwillforeclose。That’sallyouhavetodowithit。Then，whenthetimberlandcomestoyouundertheforeclose，youwillreconveyanundividednine—tenths’
interest——forproperconsideration，ofcourse，andwithoutrecordingthedeed。\"
Heinzmanlaughedwithassumedlightness。
\"SupposeIfoolyou，\"saidhe。\"IguessIjoostkeepitformineself。\"
Newmarklookedathimcoldly。
\"Iwouldn’t，\"headvised。\"YoumayrememberthememberfromLapeerCountyinthatcharterfight？Andthefivehundreddollarsforhisvote？Tryiton，andseehowmuchevidenceIcanbringup。It’scalledbriberyinthisState，andmeanspenitentiaryusually。\"
\"Youdon’ttakeajoke，\"complainedHeinzman。
Newmarkarose。
\"It’sunderstood，then？\"heasked。
\"HowsoIknowyouplayfair？\"askedtheGerman。
\"Youdon’t。It’sacasewherewehavetodependmoreorlessoneachother。ButIdon’tseewhatyoustandtolose——andanywayyou’llgetcarriedoverthoseJulypayments，\"Newmarkremindedhim。
Heinzmanwasplainlyuneasyandslightlyafraidofthesenewwatersinwhichheswam。
\"Ifyoureducethefirm’sprofits，heissgoingtosuspect，\"headmonished。
\"Whosaidanythingaboutreducingthefirm’sprofits？\"saidNewmarkimpatiently。\"Ifitdoesworkoutthatway，we’llwinabigthing；
ifitdoesnot，we’lllosenothing。\"
HenoddedtoHeinzmanandlefttheoffice。Hisdemeanourwasasdryandpreciseasever。Noexpressionilluminatedhisimpassivecountenance。Ifhefelttheslightestuneasinessoverhavingpracticallydeliveredhisintentionstothekeepingofanother，hedidnotshowit。Foronething，anaccomplicewasabsolutelyessential。And，too，heheldtheGermanbyhisstrongestpassions——
hisavarice，hisdreadofbankruptcy，hispride，andhisfearofthepenitentiary。Asheenteredtheofficeofhisownfirm，hiseyefellonOrde’sbulkyformseatedatthedesk。Hepausedinvoluntarily，andaslightshivershookhisframefromheadtofoot——thedainty，instinctiverepulsionofacatforalargerobustiousdog。Instantlycontrollinghimself，hesteppedforward。
\"I’vemadetheloan，\"heannounced。
Ordelookedupwithinterest。
\"Thebankswouldn’ttouchnorthernpeninsula，\"saidNewmarksteadily，\"soIhadtogotoprivateindividuals。\"
\"Soyousaid。Don’tcarewhodealsitout，\"laughedOrde。
\"Thayerbackedout，sofinallyIgotthewholeamountfromHeinzman，\"Newmarkannounced。
\"Didn’tknowtheoldDutchmanwasthatwelloff，\"saidOrde，afteraslightpause。
\"Can’ttellaboutthosesecretiveoldfellows，\"saidNewmark。
Ordehesitated。
\"Ididn’tknowhewasfriendlyenoughtolendusmoney。\"
\"Businessisbusiness，\"repliedNewmark。
XXXIII
Thereexiststhelegendofaneasterndespotwho，wishingtoridhimselfofacourtier，armedthemanandshuthiminadarkroom。
Thevictimknewhewastofightsomething，butwhenceitwastocome，when，orofwhatnaturehewasunabletoguess。Intheevent，whilegropingtenseforanenemy，hefellunderthefatalfumesofnoxiousgases。
FromthemomentOrdecompletedthesecretpurchaseoftheCaliforniatimberlandsfromTrace，hebecameanunwittingparticipantinoneofthestrangestduelsknowntobusinesshistory。Newmarkopposedtohimallthesubtleties，alltherusesandexpedientstowhichhispositionlentitself。Orde，sublimelyunconscious，deployedthemagnificentresourcesofstrength，energy，organisation，andcombativespiritthatanimatedhispioneer’ssoul。TheoccultmanoeuveringsofNewmarkcalledoutfreshexertionsonthepartofOrde。
Newmarkworkedunderthisdisadvantage：hehadcarefullytoavoidtheslightestappearanceofanattitudeinimicaltothefirm’sverybestprosperity。Abreathofsuspicionwoulddestroyhisplans。IfthesmallestuntowardincidentshouldeverbringitclearlybeforeOrdethatNewmarkmighthaveaninterestinreducingprofits，hecouldnotfailtotreadoutthelogicofthelatter’sdeviousways。
ForthisreasonNewmarkcouldnotasyetfighteveninthetwilight。
Hedidnotdaremakebadsales，awkwardtransactions。Inspiteofhisbestefforts，hecouldnotsucceed，withouttheaidofchance，instrikingablowfromwhichOrdecouldnotrecover。Theprofitsofthefirstyearwerenotquiteuptotheusualstandard，buttheysufficed。Newmark’sfinessecutintwothefirm’sincomeofthesecondyear。Orderousedhimself。Withhisold—timeenergyofresource，hehurriedthewoodsworkuntilanespeciallybigcutgavepromiseofrecoupingthelossesoftheyearbefore。Newmarkfoundhimselfstrugglingagainstaforcegreaterthanhehadimaginedittobe。Blindedandbound，itneverthelessmadeheadagainsthispolicy。Newmarkwasforcedtoatemporaryquiescence。Heheldhimselfwatchful，intent，awaitingtheopportunitywhichchanceshouldbring。
Chanceseemedbynomeansinhaste。TheendofthefourthyearfoundNewmarkpuzzled。Ordehadpaidregularlytheinterestonhisnotes。Howmuchhehadbeenabletosavetowardtheredemptionofthenotesthemselveshispartnerwasunabletodecide。ItdependedentirelyonhowmuchtheOrdeshaddisbursedinlivingexpenses，whetherornotOrdehadanyprivatedebts，andwhetherornothehadprivateresources。InthemeantimeNewmarkcontentedhimselfwithtyingupthefirm’sassetsinsuchamannerastorenderitimpossibletoraisemoneyonitspropertywhenthetimeshouldcome。
WhatOrderegardedasaseriesofpettyannoyanceshadmadetheproblemofpayingfortheCaliforniatimberamatterofgreaterdifficultythanhehadsupposeditwouldbe。Apressurewhosepointsofsupporthecouldnotplacewasclosingslowlyonhim。
Againstthispressureheexertedhimself。Itmadehimatrifleuneasy，butitdidnotworryhim。Themarginofsafetywasnotasbroadashehadreckoned，butitexisted。Andinanycase，ifworsecametoworst，hecouldalwaysmortgagetheCaliforniatimberforenoughtomakeupthedifference——andmore。Againstthisexpedient，however，heopposedasentimentalobstinacy。ItwasBobby’s，andheobjectedtoencumberingit。Infact，Ordewascapableofaprolongedandbitterstruggletoavoiddoingso。Nevertheless，itwasthere——anasset。Aloanonitssecuritywould，withwhathehadsetaside，morethanpaythenotesonthenorthernpeninsulastumpage。Ordefeltperfectlyeasyinhismind。Hewasinthepositionofmanyofourrichmen’ssonswho，quitesincerelyandearnestly，gopennilesstothecitytomaketheirway。Theyliveontheirninedollarsaweek，andgohungrywhentheylosetheirjobs。
Theystandontheirownfeet，andyet——incaseofsevereillnessoractualstarvation——theoldmanisthere！Itgivesthemacouragetobecontentedonnothing。SoOrdewouldhavegonetoalmostanylengthstokeepfree\"Bobby’stract，\"butitstoodalwaysbetweenhimselfanddisaster。Andaloanonwesterntimbercouldbepaidoffjustaseasilyasaloanoneasterntimber；whenyoucamerightdowntothat。Evencouldhehaveknownhispartner’sintentions，theywould，onthisaccount，havecausedhimnouneasiness，howeverangrytheywouldhavemadehim，orhoweverdeterminedtobreakthepartnership。EventhoughNewmarkdestroyedutterlythefirm’sprofitsfortheremainingyearandahalfthenoteshadtorun，hecouldnottherebyruinOrde’schances。AloanontheCaliforniatimberwouldsolveallproblemsnow。InthisreasoningOrdewouldhavecommittedthemistakeofalllargeandgeneroustemperamentswhencalledupontomeasurenaturesmoresubtlethantheirown。HewouldhaveunderestimatedbothNewmark’sresourcesandhisowngraspofsituations。*
*TheauthorhasconsideredituselesstoburdenthecourseofthenarrativewithadetailedaccountofNewmark’sfinancialmanoeuvres。
Realising，however，thatalargeclassofhisreadersmightbeinterestedintheexactparticulars，heherewithgivesasketchofthetransactions。
Itwillberememberedthatatthetime——1878——OrdefirstcameinneedofmoneyforthepurposeofbuyingtheCaliforniatimber，thefirm，NewmarkandOrde，ownedinthenorthernpeninsula300，000，000
feetofpine。Onthistheyhadpaid$150，000，andowedstillalikeamount。Theyborrowed$75，000onit，givinganotesecuredbymortgageduein1883。Ordetookthis，givinginreturnhisnotesecuredbytheBoomCompany’sstock。In1879and1880theymadethetwofinalpaymentsonthetimber；sothatbythelatterdatetheyownedthelandfreeofencumbrancesaveforthemortgageof$75，000。
SinceNewmark’splanhadalwayscontemplatedtheeventualforeclosureofthismortgage，itnowbecamenecessaryfurthertoencumbertheproperty。Otherwise，sinceapropertyworthconsiderablyabove$300，000carriedonlya$75，000mortgage，itwouldbepossible，whenthelattercamedue，toborrowafurthersumonasecondmortgagewithwhichtomeettheobligationsofthefirst。ThereforeNewmark，in1881，approachedOrdewiththerequestthatthefirmraise$70，000bymeansofasecondmortgageonthetimber。This$70，000heproposedtoborrowpersonally，givinghisnoteduein1885andputtingupthesamecollateralasOrdehad——
thatistosay，hisstockintheBoomCompany。TothisOrdecouldhardlyinreasonopposeanobjection，asitnearlyduplicatedhisowntransactionof1878。Newmarktherefore，throughHeinzman，lentthissumtohimself。
ItmaynowbepermittedtoforecasteventsinthelineofNewmark’sreasoning。
Ifhisplansshouldworkout，thisiswhatwouldhappen：in1883thefirm’snotefor$75，000wouldcomedue。Ordewouldbeunabletopayit。ThereforeatoncehisstockintheBoomCompanywouldbecomethepropertyofNewmarkandOrde。Newmarkwouldprofesshimselfunabletoraiseenoughfromthefirmtopaythemortgage。Thesecondmortgagefromwhichhehaddrawnhispersonalloanwouldrenderitimpossibleforthefirmtoraisemoremoneyontheland。
Aforeclosurewouldfollow。ThroughHeinzman，Newmarkwouldbuyin。
Ashehadhimselfloanedthemoneytohimself——againthroughHeinzman——onthesecondmortgage，thelatterwouldoccasionhimnoloss。
Thenetresultsofthewholetransactionwouldbe：first，thatNewmarkwouldhaveacquiredpersonallythe300，000，000feetofnorthernpeninsulatimber；and，second，thatOrde’spersonalshareinthestockcompanywouldflowbeheldinpartnershipbythetwo。
Thus，inordertogainsolargeastake，itwouldpayNewmarktosufferconsiderablelossjointlywithOrdeintheinducedmisfortunesofthefirm。
IncidentallyitmightberemarkedthatNewmark，ofcourse，purposedpayinghisownnotetothefirmwhenitshouldfallduein1885，thussavingforhimselftheBoomCompanystockwhichhehadputupascollateral。
Affairsstoodthusintheautumnbeforetheyearthenoteswouldcomedue。Theweatherhadbeenbeautiful。Aperpetualsummerseemedtohaveembalmedtheworldinitsforgetfulnessoftimesandseasons。NavigationremainedopenthroughOctoberandintoNovember。Noseverestormshadasyetsweptthelakes。Thebargeandhertwotowshadmadeonemoretripthanhadbeenthoughtpossible。Ithadbeentheintentiontolaythemupforthewinter，buttheweathercontinuedsomildthatOrdesuggestedtheybeladenwithaconsignmentforJonesandMabley，ofChicago。
\"Didintendtoshipbyrail，\"saidhe。\"They’reall’uppers，’soitwouldpayallright。Butwecansaveallkindsofmoneybywater，andtheyoughttoskipoverthereintwelvetofifteenhours。\"
Accordingly，thethreevesselswerelaidalongsidethewharvesatthemill，andasfastaspossibletheselectedlumberwaspassedintotheirholds。Ordedepartedforthewoodstostartthecuttingassoonasthefirstbelatedsnowshouldfall。
Thisconditionseemed，however，todelay。Duringeachnightitgrewcold。Theleaves，aftertheirblazeandriotofcolour，turnedcrispandcracklyandbrown。Someofthelittle，stillpuddleswerefilmedwithwhatwasalmost，butnotquiteice。Asheenoffrostwhitenedthehouseroofsandsilveredeachseparatebladeofgrassonthelawns。Butbynoonthesun，risingredintheveilofsmokethathunglowinthesnappyair，hadmellowedtheatmosphereuntilitlayonthecheeklikeacaress。Nobreathofwindstirred。
Soundscameclearlyfromadistance。LongV—shapedflightsofgeesesweptathwartthesky，veryhighup，buttheirhonkingcamefaintlytotheear。Andyet，whenthesun，swollentothegreatdimensionsoftherisingmoon，dippedblood—redthroughthehaze；thefirstpremonitorytingleofcoldwarnedonethatthegratefulwarmthofthedayhadbeenbutanillusionofaseasonthathadgone。Thiswasnotsummer，but，inthequaintoldphrase，Indiansummer，anditsendwouldbeasthoughthenecromancerhadwavedhiswand。
ToNewmark，sittingathisdesk，reportedCaptainFloydofthesteambargeNORTHSTAR。
\"Allloadedbynoon，sir，\"hesaid。
Newmarklookedupinsurprise。
\"Well，whydoyoutellme？\"heinquired。
\"Iwantyourorders。\"
\"Myorders？Why？\"
\"Thisisabadtimeofyear，\"explainedCaptainFloyd，\"andthestormsignal’sup。Allthesignsarerightforablow。\"
Newmarkwhirledinhischair。
\"Ablow！\"hecried。\"Whatofit？Youdon’tcomeineverytimeitblows，doyou？\"
\"Youdon’tknowthelakes，sir，atthistimeofyear，\"insistedCaptainFloyd。
\"Areyouafraid？\"sneeredNewmark。
CaptainFloyd’scountenanceburnedadarkred。
\"Ionlywantyourorders，\"wasallhesaid。\"Ithoughtwemightwaittosee。\"
\"Thengo，\"snappedNewmark。\"Thatlumbermustgettothemarket。
YouheardMr。Orde’sorderstosailassoonasyouwereloaded。\"
CaptainFloydnoddedcurtlyandwentoutwithoutfurthercomment。
Newmarkaroseandlookedoutofthewindow。Thesunshoneasbalmilysoftasever。Englishsparrowstwitteredandfoughtoutside。Thewarmsmellofpineshinglesrosefromthestreet。
Onlyclosedowntothehorizonlurkedcold，flat，greasy—lookingclouds；andinthedirectionoftheGovernmentflag—polehecaughttheflashofredfromthelazilyfloatingsignal。Hewaslittleweatherwise，andheshookhisheadsceptically。Neverthelessitwasachance，andhetookit，ashehadtakenagreatmanyothers。
XXXIV
ToCarroll’sdelight，Ordereturnedunexpectedlyfromthewoodslatethatnight。Hewassobusythesedaysthatshewelcomedanychancetoseehim。Muchtohisdisappointment，Bobbyhadbeentakenduck—
huntingbyhisoldfriend，Mr。Kincaid。Nextmorning，however，OrdetoldCarrollhisstaywouldbeshortandthathisdaywouldbeoccupied。
\"I’dtakeoldPrinceandgetsomeair，\"headvised。\"You’retoomuchindoors。Getsomefriendanddrivearound。It’sfineandblowyout，andyou’llgetsomecolourinyourcheeks。\"
AfterbreakfastCarrollaccompaniedherhusbandtothefrontdoor。
Whentheyopeneditablastofairrushedin，whirlingsomedeadleaveswithit。
\"Iguessthefineweather’sover，\"saidOrde，lookingupatthesky。
Adullleadcolourhadsucceededthesoftgrayoftheprecedingbalmydays。Theheavensseemedtohavesettleddownclosertotheearth。Arisingwindwhistledthroughthebranchesofthebigmapletrees，snatchingtheremainingleavesinhandfulsandtossingthemintotheair。Thetopsswayedlikewhips。Whirlwindsscurriedamongthepilesofdeadleavesonthelawns，scatteringthem，chasingthemmadlyaroundandaroundincircles。
\"B—r—r—r！\"shiveredCarroll。\"Winter’scoming。\"