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Updated: June 14, 2025
"Sometimes, since Captain Hanfield died, I think I feel it. And then oh, I don't know. Things might happen which I couldn't meet in your spirit. If I had been compelled to marry my cousin I feel that I should have become hard, bitter and reckless." "You poor, dear little girl! Well, you were not compelled to marry him. Don't you see?
Nothing in her nature answered to their looks, words and evident desires. She felt that she would as soon marry one as the other, and that she would rather be buried beside Captain Hanfield and take the journey of which Uncle Lusthah had quaintly spoken than wed either.
"My heart is burdened with trouble, captain; it feels as if it would break when I hear you talk so. Would to God little Sadie were here, and your beautiful wife too! Oh, what shall I say? How can I, how can I?" "Miss Baron!" he exclaimed, looking at her in vague alarm. "Oh, Captain Hanfield, you are a brave, unselfish man like Yarry. Don't make it too hard for me.
As she rose and saw the respectful attitude toward her, faltered, "I I wish to thank you for your your kindness to me." At these words there was a general smile even on the wannest and most pain-pinched face, for they struck the men as very droll. "We were under the impression that the kindness was chiefly on your side," said Captain Hanfield.
All eyes turned wonderingly toward her as she stood for a moment in the sunshine, as unconscious of herself, of the marvellous touch of beauty bestowed by the light and her expression, as if she had flown from the skies. "Is there a soldier here named Yarry?" she began, then uttered a little inarticulate cry as she saw Captain Hanfield kneeling beside a man to whom all eyes directed her.
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