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He joined her, as you know, at the next port above Leuraville. It was rather canny of him to go there yet I don't see how, in the circumstances, he could have loafed round Leuraville without making talk though I think it was a great pity he didn't. Of course he had his own means of communication with the township, and knew she was on board.
She became interested in her surroundings, although there was no suggestion here of savage freedom or romantic adventure. Leuraville showed low and hot and ugly. A red sun near its dropping, drew up the miasmic vapours from the mangrove-fringed reaches stretching on either side of the wharf. Some light crafts were moored about. A schooner was loading up with cattle wretched diseased beasts.
He sat brooding in his office, when the business letters were written to the Bank-manager; to Captain Halliwell, the Police-magistrate at Leuraville; to the Manager of the Eastern and Australian Steam Navigation Depot, Leuraville, enclosing a draft to pay the passage; to the Captain of the boat advertised for that trip, who happened to be an acquaintance of his all recommending Lady Bridget to the different people's care all anticipating and arranging against every possible drawback to her comfort on the voyage all carefully stating the object of her trip to England business connected with the death of a near relative.
'Ah well it doesn't matter As you said nothing matters now.... Well, I'll go and see Ninnis, and settle about to-morrow.... Then there's money.... he stopped at the edge of the steps leading down to the Old Humpey, looking back at her 'what you'll need for the passage and afterwards I know what you'll be thinking; but I can arrange for it with the Bank manager at Leuraville.
Eliza, Lady Gaverick, was highly pleased, though she would not for the world have let her niece by marriage know it. Being Scotch herself she approved of the Scotch bridegroom, and began now to think seriously of the alteration she subsequently made in her will. It was a four days' passage to Leuraville the port at which the McKeith's were to be dropped.
I guess from this that you're wanted. 'Yes, she said again. She was thinking to herself, 'That's his Scotch carefulness about money; he wouldn't consider anything in comparison with that. 'You had better take the northern route, he went on. 'There ought to be an E. and A. boat due at Leuraville pretty soon I'll look it out. ... Perhaps you'd like to make the start to-morrow?
'To-morrow oh yes, to-morrow just whenever suits you. 'I couldn't take you down myself. There are things serious matters I've got to see to on the station. And besides, you'll allow it's best for me not to go with you. Ninnis could drive you to Crocodile Creek, and put you into the train; and Halliwell will look after you at Leuraville, and see you on board the steamer.
I got out of the steamer at Leuraville, and came straight on by train I didn't wait anywhere. I thought I'd get out at Crocodile Creek and pay somebody to drive me up here. But you've got the railway brought nearer, and when I got out at Kangaroo Flat there was a most extraordinary thing Then, I knew why the voice inside had been urging me on so quickly.
She wrote them down and continued the note in that language. At the close she begged him to act so that there should be no ground for suspicion reminded him of his promise to go away on the morrow said she would write to him at the Post Office at Leuraville. She did not sign the sheet, but folded it across addressed it to Maule and laid it under the watch on the table.
'It's on the way to Leuraville, and you can take the steamer from there. I will write to you in Leichardt's Town. Oh, it's quite simple. The mailman will be here early. You can leave a letter saying that you are recalled. 'I understand. Her definite planning gave him hope that she had already made up her mind, and that she would join him in Leuraville or Leichardt's Town.
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