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They are thus compelled to make an annual migration to the open waters of the South, but as soon as the ice has given way before the genial breath of spring, they all return rejoicing to their favourite home in the North, when their season of love commences. "The `hoopers' follow this general law, and migrate to the northward every spring.
It was already divested of the twilled cotton sheets and marcella quilt which were all the Hoopers ever allowed either to themselves or their guests.
On this afternoon, however, the Hoopers' little drawing-room and the lawn outside were crowded with folk. Alexander Sorell arrived early, and found Constance in a white dress strolling up and down the lawn under a scarlet parasol and surrounded by a group of men with whom she had made acquaintance on the Christ Church barge.
And as for allowing her intimacy with him to develop in any ordinary way under the eyes of the Hoopers or of Oxford it was not to be thought of. Rather than be tamely handed over to him in a commonplace wooing, she would have broken off all connection with him; and that she had not the strength to do. "Here is the gate, my lady." The man produced a key from his pocket and got down to open it.
These were approached in a similar way, and no less than three were obtained Francois making a remarkable shot, and killing with both barrels. A little farther down, one of the "hoopers" was killed; and still farther on, another trumpeter; making in all no less than seven swans that lay dead in the bottom of the canoe!
Constance, however, cut the speech short by a careless nod and good-bye, beckoned to Annette and was moving away, when he placed himself before her. "But I hope we shall meet this very night shan't we? at the Vice-Chancellor's party?" "I don't know." "Oh, but of course you will be there! The Hoopers are quite sure to bring you. It's at St. Hubert's. Some old swell is coming down.
There dwelt my gudesire, Steenie Steenson; a rambling, rattling chiel' he had been in his young days, and could play weel on the pipes; he was famous at "hoopers and girders," a' Cumberland couldna touch him at "Jockie Lattin," and he had the finest finger for the back-lilt between Berwick and Carlisle.
She coloured brightly. "I didn't promise!" she said hastily. "And I found the Hoopers were counting on me." "No doubt. Oh, I don't grumble. But when friends suppose we take the old path under the wall? It is much less crowded."
Too many of them had really taken hold of the new ideas for a ready assent to be given to a strong reaction; too many still clung to the old ideas for the censorship of the Knoxes and Hoopers to be acceptable.
He was asking her about various friends in whose company they had last met apparently at Rome; and he made various references to "your mother," which Constance accepted gently, as though they pleased her. They paused at the Hoopers' door. "But when can I see you?" he asked. "Has Mrs. Hooper a day at home? Will you come to lunch with me soon? I should like to show you my rooms.
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