At his step Susan drew away from her
companion and looked at the advancing shape with eyes darkly soft as
those of an antelope.
"Where have you been?" she said. "You were a long time away."
"In the mud house," said Daddy John.
"Did you find anyone interesting there?"
"Yes. When I was talkin' with him I didn't know he was so powerful
interestin', but sence I come out o' there I've decided he was."
They both looked at him without much show of curiosity, merely, he
guessed, that they might not look at each other and reveal their secret.
"What was he?" asked Courant.
"A clergyman."
This time they both started, the girl into sudden erectness, then held
her head down as if in shame. For a sickened moment, he thought she
was afraid to look at her lover for fear of seeing refusal in his face.
Courant leaned near her and laid his hand on hers.
"If there's a clergyman here we can be married," he said quietly.
She drew her hand away and with its fellow covered her face. Courant
looked across the fire and said:
"Go and get him, Daddy John. He can do the reading over us now.
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