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Mayburn would have been a general had she been a man; and Grace has heard about battles all her life. It's a great deal better to understand from the start what this war means." "I especially wished Hilland to hear the details of this battle as far as I saw them, for I think they contain lessons that may be of great service to him.
She had long been accustomed to that "Hilland," as Graham uttered the word, alone affected her, touching some last deep chord of memory. "Mrs. Hilland," the doctor continued, "it is getting late. Do you not think you had better retire?" She looked at him blankly, and glanced around as if in search of some one. "I am here, Grace," said Graham, emerging from the doorway.
After he had taken this and eaten a little, his strength and poise returned, and he gave his entertainers a fuller account of Hilland and his relations, and in that Southern home there was as genuine sympathy for the inmates of the Northern home as if they all had been devoted to the same cause. "There are many subjects on which we differ," said his host.
"Graham," said Hilland, slowly and deliberately, "there is no resisting the logic of events. You have convinced me of my error, and I shall follow your advice." "And, Grace," concluded Graham, "believe me, by so doing he adds tenfold to his chances of living to a good old age." "Yes," she said, looking at him gratefully through tear-dimmed eyes. "You have convinced me of that also."
Then came the shock of battle. Graham's company was held in reserve, but for some reason his horse seemed to grow unmanageable; and sabres had scarcely clashed before he, with the blade on which was engraved "Grace Hilland," was at her husband's side, striking blows which none could resist. The enemy could not stand the furious onset, and gave way slowly, sullenly, and at last precipitately.
"Flatterer!" "No; friend." "You admire Grace very much." "I do indeed, and I respect her still more. You know I never was a lady's man; indeed, the society of most young women was a weariness to me. Don't imagine I am asserting any superiority. You enjoyed their conversation, and you are as clever as I am." "I understand," said Hilland, laughing; "you had nothing in common.
"And Grace Hilland will come some day and claim you as a sister dearly beloved. And I, sweet Pearl, will honor your memory in my heart of hearts. The man who wins you as his bride may well be prouder than an emperor." "Oh, no, Mr. Graham, I'm just a simple Southern girl." "There are few like you, I fear, South or North.
Men must be different from women." "Undoubtedly." "What did you mean by asking me, 'Could you soon feel differently?" He hesitated a moment and flushed slightly, then queried with a smile, "What did you mean by saying that I should soon learn to feel differently, and that when Hilland returned we should have the merriest times together?"
"I merely wished to assure you that my neck was safe, and that I have a horse fit to go to the war that you predict so confidently," he said to Hilland, who with Grace rushed out on the piazza. "I say, Graham, where did you learn to ride?" asked his friend. "Oh, the horses were nobler animals than the men in some of the lands where I have been, and I studied them.
The slight flush suggested to Grace that the aunt had awaited the nephew's return in the early dawn, and that they had spoken freely together before separating; but she was the last one in the world to attempt to surprise a secret from another. Still she wished to know the truth, for she felt a little guilty over her reticence in regard to her relations with Hilland.
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