Decent, hardworking folk, with feed for two cows already out of their
clearing.
Here the furrow ended, and the man turned his team about. I thanked him,
and went on my way.
When I came to the house, I recognized all the buildings; they wanted
painting. The flagstaff I had helped to raise six years before, it stood
there still; but there was no cord to it, and the knob at the top was
gone.
Well, here I was, and that was four o'clock in the afternoon of the 26th
day of April.
Old folk have a memory for dates.
I
It turned out otherwise than I had thought. Captain Falkenberg came out,
heard what I had to say, and answered no on the spot. He had all the hands
he wanted, and the field work was all but done.
Good! Might I go over to the men's room and sit down and rest a while?
Certainly.
No invitation to stay over Sunday. The Captain turned on his heel and went
indoors again. He looked as if he had only just got out of bed, for he was
wearing a night-shirt tucked into his trousers, and had no waistcoat on;
only a jacket flung on loosely and left unbuttoned.
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