ss Elisabet' -- hush! -- do
not speak wiz your -- what is it you call? -- We will catch him
-- we have the wind -- unless he be like a wild duck --"

Winthrop's boat lay still upon the sleepy water, -- his fishing
rod dipped its end lazily in, -- the cork floated at rest; and
the fisher seated in his boat, was giving his whole attention
seemingly to something in his boat. Very softly and pretty
skilfully they stole up.

He had something of the wild duck about him; for before they
could get more than near at hand, he had looked up, looked
round, and risen to greet them. By his help the boats were
laid close alongside of each other; and while Winthrop and Mr.
Herder were shaking hands across them, Elizabeth quietly
leaned over into the stern of the fishing-boat and took up one
or two books which lay there. The first proved to be an ill-
bound, ill printed, Greek _and Latin_ dictionary; the other was
a Homer! Elizabeth laid them down again greatly amazed, and
wondering what kind of people she had got among.

"What brings you here now, Mr. Herder?" said Winthrop. "Have
you come to look after the American Eagle?"

"Ha! -- no -- I have not come to look after no eagle; -- and yet
I do not know -- I have come to see you, and I do not know what
you will turn to be --the eagle flies high, you know."

Winthrop was preparing to tie the two boats together, and did
not answer. Mr. Herder stepped from the one he was in and took
a seat in Winthrop's. Elizabeth would not leave her own,
though she permitted Winthrop to attach it to his and to do
the rowing for both; she sat afar off among her cushions,
alone.

"I am not very gallant, Miss Elisabet'," said the naturalist;
"but if you will not come, I will not come back to you. I did
not come to see you this time -- I want to speak to this young
American Eagle."

And he settled himself comfortably with his back to Elizabeth,
and turned to talk to Winthrop, as answering to his strong arm
the two boats began to fly over the water.

"You see," he said, "I have stopped here just to see you. You
have not change your mind, I hope, about going to de
Universite?"

"No sir."

"Goot. In de Universite where I am, there is a foundation -- I
mean by that, the College has monies, that she is in right to
spend to help those students that are not quite rich enough --
if they have a leetle, she gives them a leetle more, till they
can get through and come out wiz their studies. This
Univer