tide,
1720."

"Thank you very much, Herr Pastor," said Mrs. Hardy.

It must, however, be recorded that notwithstanding the interest John
Hardy had in such lore as the Pastor possessed in such rich abundance,
he was very much interested in another direction. At length, after
much absorbing contemplation, he said, "I never saw such blue as there
is in your eyes, Helga!"

The next day they returned to Rosendal, and Pastor Lindal to his
parsonage with Helga. He had been pleased with his berth on board the
yacht, and the comfortable opportunity the deck-house afforded for
holding a tobacco-parliament, which Mrs. Hardy bore with much
patience.

As the yacht was at Aarhus, Mrs. Hardy wished to make a tour amongst
the Danish islands before sending it to Esbjerg.

"I think, John," she said, "that to-morrow we will invite Pastor
Lindal and Helga to dinner, and we will talk over the arrangements for
your wedding. I should not offer to give her a wedding outfit, as I
think she would not like it. I should give her a good watch and chain,
as a wedding present, and lockets to the two Miss Jensens. It is clear
that the quieter the wedding is the more likely to meet the Pastor's
wishes and his daughter's."

"I think," said John, "that you are right, but I should wish to let
Helga know that I would bear any expense they wished. I should be so
glad if you would say so to her, mother. When we were at Christiania,
I wanted her to let me get her gloves or anything else she might wish
for, and she said 'You need not try to buy my goodwill, John; you
possess it' but she used a Danish word which 'goodwill' does not
translate."

"I had better ascertain their wishes, John," said his mother, "and say
we only wish to further them; and this once settled, you must come
with me on board the yacht, so that your mother may have her own boy
with her for a while. It will be better for you, as here you would be
restless; and as to your plans for teaching Helga to ride, you can do
so after you are married and are staying here."

John caressed his mother and assented.

Helga had filled the porcelain pipe after dinner, and Mrs. Hardy and
Pastor Lindal sat in a garden seat in the grounds at Rosendal, the day
following the decision of Mrs. Hardy's views for her son's wedding.

"We should wish to obey any wishes you may have, Herr Pastor, as to
the wedding," said Mrs. Hardy, after a general conversation with him.

"John will remain at Rosendal for