Eachyearhewouldhavetocountonaproportionatesavingoffifteenthousanddollarstowardpaymentofthenotes。Inaddition，hemustlive。
　　"TheOrdefamilyisgoingtobemightyhardup，"saidhe，whistlinghumorously。
　　ButOrdewasbynatureandtrainingsanguineandfondofbigrisks。
　　"Nevermind；it’sforBobby，"saidhetohimself。"Andmaybetherateofinterestwillgodown。AndI’llbeabletoborrowontheCaliforniatractifanythingdoesgowrong。"
　　Heputonhishat，thrustabundleofpapersintohispocket，andsteppedacrossthehallintoTaylor’soffice。
　　Thelawyerhefoundtippedbackinhisrevolvingchair，readingaprintedbrief。
　　"Frank，"beganOrdeimmediately，"IcametoseeyouaboutthatCaliforniatimbermatter。"
　　Taylorlaiddownthebriefandremovedhiseye—glasses，withwhichhebeganimmediatelytotapthefingersofhislefthand。
　　"Sitdown，Jack，"saidhe。"I’mgladyoucamein。Iwasgoingtotrytoseeyousometimeto—day。I’vebeenthinkingthematteroververycarefullysincetheotherday，andI’vecometotheconclusionthatitistoosteepforme。Idon’tdoubttheinvestmentabit，butthereturnsaretoofaroff。Fifteenthousandmeansalotmoretomethanitdoestoyou，andI’vegottothinkoftheimmediatefuture。Ihopeyouweren’tcountingonme——"
　　"Oh，that’sallright，"brokeinOrde。"AsItoldyou，Icanswingthethingmyself，andonlymentionedittoyouontheoffchanceyoumightwanttoinvest。Now，whatIwantisthis——"heproceededtooutlinecarefullytheagreementbetweenhimselfandNewmarkwhilethelawyertooknotesandoccasionallyinterjectedaquestion。
　　"Allright，"saidthelatter，whenthedetailshadbeenmastered。
　　"I’lldrawthenecessarynotesandpapers。"
　　"Now，"wentonOrde，producingthebundleofpapersfromhispocket，"here’stheabstractoftitle。Iwishyou’dlookitover。It’salongone，butnotcomplicated，asnearasIcanmakeout。Traceseemstohaveacquiredthistractmostlyfromtheoriginalhomesteadersandthelike，who，ofcourse，taketitledirectfromthegovernment。Butnaturallythereareaheapofthem，andIwantyoutolookitovertobesureeverything’sshipshape。"
　　"Allright，"agreedTaylor，reachingforthepapers。
　　"Oneotherthing，"concludedOrde，uncrossinghislegs。"Iwantthisinvestmenttogetnofurtherthantheofficedoor。Yousee，thisisforBobby，andI’vegivenalotofthoughttothatsortofthing；andnothingspoilsamansoonerthantoimaginethething’sallcutanddriedforhim，andnothingkeepshimgoinglikethethoughtthathe’sgottorustlehisownopportunities。YouandI
　　knowthat。Bobby’sgoingtohavethebesteducationpossible；he’sgoingtolearntobealumbermanbypracticalexperience，andthatpracticalexperiencehe’llgetwithotherpeople。NoworkingforhisdadinBobby’s，Icantellyou。Whenhegetsthroughcollege，I’llgethimalittlejobclerkingwithsomegoodfirm，andhe’llhaveachancetoshowwhatisinhimandtolearnthebusinessfromthegroundup，thewayamanoughtto。Ofcourse，I’llmakearrangementsthathehasarealchance。Then，whenhe’sworkedintotheharnessalittle，theoldmanwilltakehimoutandshowhimthefinebigsugarpineandsaytohim，’There，myboy，there’syouropportunity，andyou’veearnedit。HowdoesORDEANDSONsoundtoyou？’Whatdoyouthinkofit，Frank？"
　　Taylornoddedseveraltimes。
　　"Ibelieveyou’reontherighttrack，andI’llhelpyouallIcan，"
　　saidhebriefly。
　　"So，ofcourse，Iwanttokeepthethingdeadsecret，"continuedOrde。"You’retheonlymanwhoknowsanythingaboutit。I’mnotevengoingtobuydirectlyundermyownname。I’mgoingtoincorporatemyself，"hesaid，withagrin。"Youknowhowthosethingswillgetout，andhowtheyalwaysgetbacktothewrongpeople。"
　　"Countonme，"Taylorassuredhim。
　　AsOrdewalkedhomethatevening，afterahotday，hismindwasfullofspeculationastotheimmediatefuture。Hehadalocalreputationforwealth，andnooneknewbetterthanhimselfhowimportantitisforamanindebttokeepupappearances。
　　Nevertheless，decidedretrenchtnentwouldbenecessary。AfterBobbyhadgonetobed，heexplainedthistohiswife。
　　"What’sthematter？"sheaskedquickly。"Isthefirmlosingmoney？"
　　"No，"repliedOrde，"it’samatterofreinvestment。"Hehesitated。
　　"It’sadeadsecret，whichIdon’twanttogetout，butI’mthinkingofbuyingsomewesterntimberforBobbywhenhegrowsup。"
　　Carrolllaughedsoftly。
　　"Yousorelievemymind，"shesmiledathim。"Iwasafraidyou’ddecidedonthestreet—car—driveridea。Why，sweetheart，youknowperfectlywellwecouldgobacktothelittlehousenextthechurchandbeashappyaslarks。"
　　XXXII
　　InthemeantimeNewmarkhadclosedhisdesk，pickedhishatfromthenail，andmarchedpreciselydownthestreettoHeinzman’soffice。
　　HefoundthelittleGermanin。Newmarkdemandedaprivateinterview，andwithoutpreliminaryplungedintothebusinessthathadbroughthim。HehadlongsincetakenHeinzman’smeasure，as，indeed，hehadtakenthemeasureofeveryothermanwithwhomhedidorwaslikelytodobusiness。
　　"Heinzman，"saidheabruptly，"mypartnerwantstoraiseseventy—
　　fivethousanddollarsforhispersonaluse。Ihaveagreedtogethimthatmoneyfromthefirm。"
　　Heinzmansatimmovable，hisroundeyesblinkingbehindhisbigspectacles。
　　"Proceed，"saidheshrewdly。
　　"Assecurityincasehecannotpaythenotesthefirmwillhavetogive，hehassignedanagreementtoturnovertomehisundividedone—halfinterestinourenterprises。"
　　"Vell？Youvanttoborrowdotmoneyofme？"askedHeinzman。"I
　　couldnotraiseit。"
　　"Iknowthatperfectlywell，"repliedNewmarkcoolly。"YouaregoingtohavedifficultymeetingyourJulynotes，asitis。"
　　Heinzmanhardlyseemedtobreathe，butaflickerofredblazedinhiseye。
　　"Proceed，"herepeatednon—committally，afteramoment。"Iintend，"
　　wentonNewmark，"tofurnishthismoneymyself。Itmust，however，seemtobeloanedbyanother。Iwantyoutolendthismoneyonmortgage。"
　　"Whatfor？"asked"ForaonetenthofOrde’sshareincasehedoesnotmeetthosenotes。"
　　"Buthevillmeetthenotes，"objectedHeinzman。"Youareaprosperousconcern。IknowsomethingsofYOURbusiness，also。"
　　"Hethinkshewill，"rejoinedNewmarkgrimly。"Iwillmerelypointouttoyouthathisentireincomeisfromthefirm，andthatfromthisincomehemustsavetwenty—oddthousandayear。
　　"Ifthefirmhashardluck——"saidHeinzman。
　　"Exactly，"finishedNewmark。
　　"Vyyoucometome？"demandedHeinzmanatlength。
　　"Well，I’mofferingyouachancetogetevenwithOrde。Idon’timagineyoulovehim？"
　　"Vat’sdemattermitmygettin’efenwithyou，too？"criedHeinzman。
　　"Ain’tyoubeatmeoutatLansing？"
　　Newmarksmiledcoldlyunderhisclippedmoustache。
　　"I’mofferingyouthechanceofmakinganywherefromthirtytofiftythousanddollars。"
　　"Perhaps。Andsupposethisliddleschemedon’tworkout？"
　　"And，"pursuedNewmarkcalmly，"I’llcarryyouoverinyourpresentobligations。"Hesuddenlyhitthearmofhischairwithhisclenchedfist。"Heinzman，ifyoudon’tmakethoseJulypayments，what’stobecomeofyou？Where’syourtimberandyourmillsandyournewhouse——andthatprettydaughterofyours？"
　　Heinzmanwincedvisibly。
　　"Ivillgetanextensionoftime，"saidhefeebly。
　　"Willyou？"counteredNewmark。
　　Thetwomenlookedeachotherintheeyeforamoment。
　　"Vell，maybe，"laughedHeinzmanuneasily。"Itlookstomelikeawinner。"
　　"Allright，then，"saidNewmarkbriskly。"I’llmakeoutamortgageattenpercentforyou，andyou’lllendthemoneyonit。Atthepropertime，ifthingshappenthatway，youwillforeclose。That’sallyouhavetodowithit。Then，whenthetimberlandcomestoyouundertheforeclose，youwillreconveyanundividednine—tenths’
　　interest——forproperconsideration，ofcourse，andwithoutrecordingthedeed。"
　　Heinzmanlaughedwithassumedlightness。
　　"SupposeIfoolyou，"saidhe。"IguessIjoostkeepitformineself。"
　　Newmarklookedathimcoldly。
　　"Iwouldn’t，"headvised。"YoumayrememberthememberfromLapeerCountyinthatcharterfight？Andthefivehundreddollarsforhisvote？Tryiton，andseehowmuchevidenceIcanbringup。It’scalledbriberyinthisState，andmeanspenitentiaryusually。"
　　"Youdon’ttakeajoke，"complainedHeinzman。
　　Newmarkarose。
　　"It’sunderstood，then？"heasked。
　　"HowsoIknowyouplayfair？"askedtheGerman。
　　"Youdon’t。It’sacasewherewehavetodependmoreorlessoneachother。ButIdon’tseewhatyoustandtolose——andanywayyou’llgetcarriedoverthoseJulypayments，"Newmarkremindedhim。
　　Heinzmanwasplainlyuneasyandslightlyafraidofthesenewwatersinwhichheswam。
　　"Ifyoureducethefirm’sprofits，heissgoingtosuspect，"headmonished。
　　"Whosaidanythingaboutreducingthefirm’sprofits？"saidNewmarkimpatiently。"Ifitdoesworkoutthatway，we’llwinabigthing；
　　ifitdoesnot，we’lllosenothing。"
　　HenoddedtoHeinzmanandlefttheoffice。Hisdemeanourwasasdryandpreciseasever。Noexpressionilluminatedhisimpassivecountenance。Ifhefelttheslightestuneasinessoverhavingpracticallydeliveredhisintentionstothekeepingofanother，hedidnotshowit。Foronething，anaccomplicewasabsolutelyessential。And，too，heheldtheGermanbyhisstrongestpassions——
　　hisavarice，hisdreadofbankruptcy，hispride，andhisfearofthepenitentiary。Asheenteredtheofficeofhisownfirm，hiseyefellonOrde’sbulkyformseatedatthedesk。Hepausedinvoluntarily，andaslightshivershookhisframefromheadtofoot——thedainty，instinctiverepulsionofacatforalargerobustiousdog。Instantlycontrollinghimself，hesteppedforward。
　　"I’vemadetheloan，"heannounced。
　　Ordelookedupwithinterest。
　　"Thebankswouldn’ttouchnorthernpeninsula，"saidNewmarksteadily，"soIhadtogotoprivateindividuals。"
　　"Soyousaid。Don’tcarewhodealsitout，"laughedOrde。
　　"Thayerbackedout，sofinallyIgotthewholeamountfromHeinzman，"Newmarkannounced。
　　"Didn’tknowtheoldDutchmanwasthatwelloff，"saidOrde，afteraslightpause。
　　"Can’ttellaboutthosesecretiveoldfellows，"saidNewmark。
　　Ordehesitated。
　　"Ididn’tknowhewasfriendlyenoughtolendusmoney。"
　　"Businessisbusiness，"repliedNewmark。
　　XXXIII
　　Thereexiststhelegendofaneasterndespotwho，wishingtoridhimselfofacourtier，armedthemanandshuthiminadarkroom。
　　Thevictimknewhewastofightsomething，butwhenceitwastocome，when，orofwhatnaturehewasunabletoguess。Intheevent，whilegropingtenseforanenemy，hefellunderthefatalfumesofnoxiousgases。
　　FromthemomentOrdecompletedthesecretpurchaseoftheCaliforniatimberlandsfromTrace，hebecameanunwittingparticipantinoneofthestrangestduelsknowntobusinesshistory。Newmarkopposedtohimallthesubtleties，alltherusesandexpedientstowhichhispositionlentitself。Orde，sublimelyunconscious，deployedthemagnificentresourcesofstrength，energy，organisation，andcombativespiritthatanimatedhispioneer’ssoul。TheoccultmanoeuveringsofNewmarkcalledoutfreshexertionsonthepartofOrde。
　　Newmarkworkedunderthisdisadvantage：hehadcarefullytoavoidtheslightestappearanceofanattitudeinimicaltothefirm’sverybestprosperity。Abreathofsuspicionwoulddestroyhisplans。IfthesmallestuntowardincidentshouldeverbringitclearlybeforeOrdethatNewmarkmighthaveaninterestinreducingprofits，hecouldnotfailtotreadoutthelogicofthelatter’sdeviousways。
　　ForthisreasonNewmarkcouldnotasyetfighteveninthetwilight。
　　Hedidnotdaremakebadsales，awkwardtransactions。Inspiteofhisbestefforts，hecouldnotsucceed，withouttheaidofchance，instrikingablowfromwhichOrdecouldnotrecover。Theprofitsofthefirstyearwerenotquiteuptotheusualstandard，buttheysufficed。Newmark’sfinessecutintwothefirm’sincomeofthesecondyear。Orderousedhimself。Withhisold—timeenergyofresource，hehurriedthewoodsworkuntilanespeciallybigcutgavepromiseofrecoupingthelossesoftheyearbefore。Newmarkfoundhimselfstrugglingagainstaforcegreaterthanhehadimaginedittobe。Blindedandbound，itneverthelessmadeheadagainsthispolicy。Newmarkwasforcedtoatemporaryquiescence。Heheldhimselfwatchful，intent，awaitingtheopportunitywhichchanceshouldbring。
　　Chanceseemedbynomeansinhaste。TheendofthefourthyearfoundNewmarkpuzzled。Ordehadpaidregularlytheinterestonhisnotes。Howmuchhehadbeenabletosavetowardtheredemptionofthenotesthemselveshispartnerwasunabletodecide。ItdependedentirelyonhowmuchtheOrdeshaddisbursedinlivingexpenses，whetherornotOrdehadanyprivatedebts，andwhetherornothehadprivateresources。InthemeantimeNewmarkcontentedhimselfwithtyingupthefirm’sassetsinsuchamannerastorenderitimpossibletoraisemoneyonitspropertywhenthetimeshouldcome。
　　WhatOrderegardedasaseriesofpettyannoyanceshadmadetheproblemofpayingfortheCaliforniatimberamatterofgreaterdifficultythanhehadsupposeditwouldbe。Apressurewhosepointsofsupporthecouldnotplacewasclosingslowlyonhim。
　　Againstthispressureheexertedhimself。Itmadehimatrifleuneasy，butitdidnotworryhim。Themarginofsafetywasnotasbroadashehadreckoned，butitexisted。Andinanycase，ifworsecametoworst，hecouldalwaysmortgagetheCaliforniatimberforenoughtomakeupthedifference——andmore。Againstthisexpedient，however，heopposedasentimentalobstinacy。ItwasBobby’s，andheobjectedtoencumberingit。Infact，Ordewascapableofaprolongedandbitterstruggletoavoiddoingso。Nevertheless，itwasthere——anasset。Aloanonitssecuritywould，withwhathehadsetaside，morethanpaythenotesonthenorthernpeninsulastumpage。Ordefeltperfectlyeasyinhismind。Hewasinthepositionofmanyofourrichmen’ssonswho，quitesincerelyandearnestly，gopennilesstothecitytomaketheirway。Theyliveontheirninedollarsaweek，andgohungrywhentheylosetheirjobs。
　　Theystandontheirownfeet，andyet——incaseofsevereillnessoractualstarvation——theoldmanisthere！Itgivesthemacouragetobecontentedonnothing。SoOrdewouldhavegonetoalmostanylengthstokeepfree"Bobby’stract，"butitstoodalwaysbetweenhimselfanddisaster。Andaloanonwesterntimbercouldbepaidoffjustaseasilyasaloanoneasterntimber；whenyoucamerightdowntothat。Evencouldhehaveknownhispartner’sintentions，theywould，onthisaccount，havecausedhimnouneasiness，howeverangrytheywouldhavemadehim，orhoweverdeterminedtobreakthepartnership。EventhoughNewmarkdestroyedutterlythefirm’sprofitsfortheremainingyearandahalfthenoteshadtorun，hecouldnottherebyruinOrde’schances。AloanontheCaliforniatimberwouldsolveallproblemsnow。InthisreasoningOrdewouldhavecommittedthemistakeofalllargeandgeneroustemperamentswhencalledupontomeasurenaturesmoresubtlethantheirown。HewouldhaveunderestimatedbothNewmark’sresourcesandhisowngraspofsituations。*
　　*TheauthorhasconsideredituselesstoburdenthecourseofthenarrativewithadetailedaccountofNewmark’sfinancialmanoeuvres。
　　Realising，however，thatalargeclassofhisreadersmightbeinterestedintheexactparticulars，heherewithgivesasketchofthetransactions。
　　Itwillberememberedthatatthetime——1878——OrdefirstcameinneedofmoneyforthepurposeofbuyingtheCaliforniatimber，thefirm，NewmarkandOrde，ownedinthenorthernpeninsula300，000，000
　　feetofpine。Onthistheyhadpaid$150，000，andowedstillalikeamount。Theyborrowed$75，000onit，givinganotesecuredbymortgageduein1883。Ordetookthis，givinginreturnhisnotesecuredbytheBoomCompany’sstock。In1879and1880theymadethetwofinalpaymentsonthetimber；sothatbythelatterdatetheyownedthelandfreeofencumbrancesaveforthemortgageof$75，000。
　　SinceNewmark’splanhadalwayscontemplatedtheeventualforeclosureofthismortgage，itnowbecamenecessaryfurthertoencumbertheproperty。Otherwise，sinceapropertyworthconsiderablyabove$300，000carriedonlya$75，000mortgage，itwouldbepossible，whenthelattercamedue，toborrowafurthersumonasecondmortgagewithwhichtomeettheobligationsofthefirst。ThereforeNewmark，in1881，approachedOrdewiththerequestthatthefirmraise$70，000bymeansofasecondmortgageonthetimber。This$70，000heproposedtoborrowpersonally，givinghisnoteduein1885andputtingupthesamecollateralasOrdehad——
　　thatistosay，hisstockintheBoomCompany。TothisOrdecouldhardlyinreasonopposeanobjection，asitnearlyduplicatedhisowntransactionof1878。Newmarktherefore，throughHeinzman，lentthissumtohimself。
　　ItmaynowbepermittedtoforecasteventsinthelineofNewmark’sreasoning。
　　Ifhisplansshouldworkout，thisiswhatwouldhappen：in1883thefirm’snotefor$75，000wouldcomedue。Ordewouldbeunabletopayit。ThereforeatoncehisstockintheBoomCompanywouldbecomethepropertyofNewmarkandOrde。Newmarkwouldprofesshimselfunabletoraiseenoughfromthefirmtopaythemortgage。Thesecondmortgagefromwhichhehaddrawnhispersonalloanwouldrenderitimpossibleforthefirmtoraisemoremoneyontheland。
　　Aforeclosurewouldfollow。ThroughHeinzman，Newmarkwouldbuyin。
　　Ashehadhimselfloanedthemoneytohimself——againthroughHeinzman——onthesecondmortgage，thelatterwouldoccasionhimnoloss。
　　Thenetresultsofthewholetransactionwouldbe：first，thatNewmarkwouldhaveacquiredpersonallythe300，000，000feetofnorthernpeninsulatimber；and，second，thatOrde’spersonalshareinthestockcompanywouldflowbeheldinpartnershipbythetwo。
　　Thus，inordertogainsolargeastake，itwouldpayNewmarktosufferconsiderablelossjointlywithOrdeintheinducedmisfortunesofthefirm。
　　IncidentallyitmightberemarkedthatNewmark，ofcourse，purposedpayinghisownnotetothefirmwhenitshouldfallduein1885，thussavingforhimselftheBoomCompanystockwhichhehadputupascollateral。
　　Affairsstoodthusintheautumnbeforetheyearthenoteswouldcomedue。Theweatherhadbeenbeautiful。Aperpetualsummerseemedtohaveembalmedtheworldinitsforgetfulnessoftimesandseasons。NavigationremainedopenthroughOctoberandintoNovember。Noseverestormshadasyetsweptthelakes。Thebargeandhertwotowshadmadeonemoretripthanhadbeenthoughtpossible。Ithadbeentheintentiontolaythemupforthewinter，buttheweathercontinuedsomildthatOrdesuggestedtheybeladenwithaconsignmentforJonesandMabley，ofChicago。
　　"Didintendtoshipbyrail，"saidhe。"They’reall’uppers，’soitwouldpayallright。Butwecansaveallkindsofmoneybywater，andtheyoughttoskipoverthereintwelvetofifteenhours。"
　　Accordingly，thethreevesselswerelaidalongsidethewharvesatthemill，andasfastaspossibletheselectedlumberwaspassedintotheirholds。Ordedepartedforthewoodstostartthecuttingassoonasthefirstbelatedsnowshouldfall。
　　Thisconditionseemed，however，todelay。Duringeachnightitgrewcold。Theleaves，aftertheirblazeandriotofcolour，turnedcrispandcracklyandbrown。Someofthelittle，stillpuddleswerefilmedwithwhatwasalmost，butnotquiteice。Asheenoffrostwhitenedthehouseroofsandsilveredeachseparatebladeofgrassonthelawns。Butbynoonthesun，risingredintheveilofsmokethathunglowinthesnappyair，hadmellowedtheatmosphereuntilitlayonthecheeklikeacaress。Nobreathofwindstirred。
　　Soundscameclearlyfromadistance。LongV—shapedflightsofgeesesweptathwartthesky，veryhighup，buttheirhonkingcamefaintlytotheear。Andyet，whenthesun，swollentothegreatdimensionsoftherisingmoon，dippedblood—redthroughthehaze；thefirstpremonitorytingleofcoldwarnedonethatthegratefulwarmthofthedayhadbeenbutanillusionofaseasonthathadgone。Thiswasnotsummer，but，inthequaintoldphrase，Indiansummer，anditsendwouldbeasthoughthenecromancerhadwavedhiswand。
　　ToNewmark，sittingathisdesk，reportedCaptainFloydofthesteambargeNORTHSTAR。
　　"Allloadedbynoon，sir，"hesaid。
　　Newmarklookedupinsurprise。
　　"Well，whydoyoutellme？"heinquired。
　　"Iwantyourorders。"
　　"Myorders？Why？"
　　"Thisisabadtimeofyear，"explainedCaptainFloyd，"andthestormsignal’sup。Allthesignsarerightforablow。"
　　Newmarkwhirledinhischair。
　　"Ablow！"hecried。"Whatofit？Youdon’tcomeineverytimeitblows，doyou？"
　　"Youdon’tknowthelakes，sir，atthistimeofyear，"insistedCaptainFloyd。
　　"Areyouafraid？"sneeredNewmark。
　　CaptainFloyd’scountenanceburnedadarkred。
　　"Ionlywantyourorders，"wasallhesaid。"Ithoughtwemightwaittosee。"
　　"Thengo，"snappedNewmark。"Thatlumbermustgettothemarket。
　　YouheardMr。Orde’sorderstosailassoonasyouwereloaded。"
　　CaptainFloydnoddedcurtlyandwentoutwithoutfurthercomment。
　　Newmarkaroseandlookedoutofthewindow。Thesunshoneasbalmilysoftasever。Englishsparrowstwitteredandfoughtoutside。Thewarmsmellofpineshinglesrosefromthestreet。
　　Onlyclosedowntothehorizonlurkedcold，flat，greasy—lookingclouds；andinthedirectionoftheGovernmentflag—polehecaughttheflashofredfromthelazilyfloatingsignal。Hewaslittleweatherwise，andheshookhisheadsceptically。Neverthelessitwasachance，andhetookit，ashehadtakenagreatmanyothers。
　　XXXIV
　　ToCarroll’sdelight，Ordereturnedunexpectedlyfromthewoodslatethatnight。Hewassobusythesedaysthatshewelcomedanychancetoseehim。Muchtohisdisappointment，Bobbyhadbeentakenduck—
　　huntingbyhisoldfriend，Mr。Kincaid。Nextmorning，however，OrdetoldCarrollhisstaywouldbeshortandthathisdaywouldbeoccupied。
　　"I’dtakeoldPrinceandgetsomeair，"headvised。"You’retoomuchindoors。Getsomefriendanddrivearound。It’sfineandblowyout，andyou’llgetsomecolourinyourcheeks。"
　　AfterbreakfastCarrollaccompaniedherhusbandtothefrontdoor。
　　Whentheyopeneditablastofairrushedin，whirlingsomedeadleaveswithit。
　　"Iguessthefineweather’sover，"saidOrde，lookingupatthesky。
　　Adullleadcolourhadsucceededthesoftgrayoftheprecedingbalmydays。Theheavensseemedtohavesettleddownclosertotheearth。Arisingwindwhistledthroughthebranchesofthebigmapletrees，snatchingtheremainingleavesinhandfulsandtossingthemintotheair。Thetopsswayedlikewhips。Whirlwindsscurriedamongthepilesofdeadleavesonthelawns，scatteringthem，chasingthemmadlyaroundandaroundincircles。
　　"B—r—r—r！"shiveredCarroll。"Winter’scoming。"