litary walk on the Green overlooking the
bay, to catch the sea-breeze more fresh and soon, and look up
the river channel towards where the shadows lay upon Wut-a-
qut-o. And sometimes in a visit at Mr. Haye's.

Of late, in the second summer, this last sort of pleasure-
taking grew to be more frequent. Mr. Herder was less visited,
and Mr. Haye more. Winthrop was always welcome, but there was
no change in the manner of his being received. Unless perhaps
a little more graciousness on Elizabeth's part, and a trifle
less on Rose's, might be quoted.

So the sea-breezes blew through the dog-days; and September
ushered in and ushered out its storms; and October came, clear
and fair, with strength and health for body and mind. With
October came Rufus, having just made an end of his work in the
North country. He came but for a few days' stay in passing
from one scene of labours to another. For those few days he
abode with his brother, sharing his room and bed.

"Well, Winthrop, I've stuck to my choice," he remarked, the
second evening of his being there. The tone indicated the
opening of a great budget of thoughts. Winthrop was bending
over a parchment-coloured volume, and Rufus pacing up and down
the longest stretch of the little room.

"I am glad of it," said Winthrop, without looking up.

"I am not sure that I am."

"What's the matter?"

"I don't see that I gain much by it, and I certainly lose."

"What do you expect to gain?"

"Nothing but money, -- and I don't get that."

"It's safe, isn't it?"

"Yes, and so are winter's snows, in their treasury; -- and I
could as soon get it by asking for it."

"Let us hope it will come with the snows," said Winthrop, his
head still bent down over his book.

"You may talk; -- it is easy waiting for you."

"Query, how that would give me a right to talk," said Winthrop
turning over a leaf; -- "supposing it to be a fact; of which I
have some doubts."

"What have you been doing all to-day?"

"The usual routine -- which after all is but preparing to do."

"What has been the routine to-day?"

"You saw my breakfast and saw me get it. -- Then I went out. --
Then I read, according to custom."

"What?"

"Classics."

"Do you!"

"For awhile. The rest of the morning between engrossing deeds
and the Record Office. First half of the afternoon, or rather
a larger proportion, ditto; the rest to meet my friends
Messrs. Jones and Satterthwaite."

"Satterthwaite! -- what does