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'Your friend appears over-excited, remarked Attwater, sitting unmoved but all alert at table. 'It must be the wine, replied the captain. 'He ain't no drinking man, you see. I I think I'll take him away. A walk'll sober him up, I guess.
"A thousand dollars or less," answered the knight of the brush. "I guess it's less," said Phil. "That's where your head's level, young chap." "Is the post-office far from here?" "Over half a mile, I reckon." "Is it on this street?" "No, it's on Nassau Street." "If you will show me the way there I'll give you ten cents." "All right! The walk'll do me good. Come on!"
Redstone is expecting me," he said rapidly; "I half promised to go over to Stevenish ... think I'll just run over. The walk'll do me good ..." He looked rather wildly about him, then fairly bolted from the room. Robin, the cover of the porridge dish in his hand, turned and stared at him. "Why, whatever's the matter with Romain?" he began.
Come, honey, 'tis chill dis ebening, and de walk'll put the warmf right smart inter ye;" and they started off at a quick pace, over the hills, through the woods, down the lanes, and across little brooks, the pale, cold moonlight streaming across their path, and the warm sunlight of divine peace and favor enlivening their hearts as they went on, making nothing at all of a walk of three miles to sing and pray in company with Christian friends.
"Tut, tut," said the old gentleman; "she thinks nothing of trouble, and the walk'll do her good. She'd like to be out all day, I believe, if she had any one to go along with, but I'm rather a stupid companion for such a spry little pair of feet. Fleda, look here, when they get to the lot they can find their own way after that.
The striking of six o'clock set the more prudent Charlotte nudging me, and we recalled ourselves with an effort from Beast-land, and reluctantly stood up to go. "Here, I'm coming along with you," said the circus-man. "I want another pipe, and a walk'll do me good. You needn't talk to me unless you like." Our spirits rose to their wonted level again.
"Your friend appears over-excited," remarked Attwater, sitting unmoved but all alert at table. "It must be the wine," replied the captain. "He ain't no drinking man, you see. I I think I'll take him away. A walk'll sober him up, I guess."
The striking of six o'clock set the more prudent Charlotte nudging me, and we recalled ourselves with an effort from Beastland, and reluctantly stood up to go. "Here, I 'm coming along with you," said the circus-man. "I want another pipe, and a walk'll do me good. You needn't talk to me unless you like." Our spirits rose to their wonted level again.
"'Taint so far where we're goin', and the walk'll do this fresh guy a little good maybe'll sober him up. And never mind about any of the rest of you taggin' along behind us neither. This is a pinch not a free street parade. Go on home now, the lot of youse, before you wake up the whole Lower West Side."
"Unpleasant for a man," said Gladys, with a laugh, light as youth's dread of age. "For a woman, ghastly! Old and alone either one's dreadful enough. But the two together! I often think of them. Don't laugh at me really I do. Don't you?" "If you keep to that, our walk'll be a dismal failure. It's a road I never take if I can help it." "You don't look as though you were ever gloomy."