"
"And doesn't it leave you feeling anxious about making all your
decisions?" she asked slowly, as she leaned back again in her chair.
"At first. Then I remember how that, and some other things have been
settled for me."
"What then?"
"Then I shut my teeth and face forward. All one can do, is to forget
the future and take the present as it comes, making the best of each
minute and leaving the hour to look out for itself," he answered
simply. "Sometimes one makes better progress by drifting than he
does by punting against the current."
She bit her lip.
"Sometimes I think, though--" Suddenly she roused herself and gave a
nervous little laugh. "Captain Frazer is coming up the steps," she
added.
"You think?" Weldon reminded her, as she rose.
But she shook her head and laughed again, this time more in her
natural manner.
"I think that I wish you would bring Mr. Carew to call on me, next
time you come," she said evasively.
"Thank you. He will be glad to come. The only question is when the
next time will arrive."
"You said Captain Frazer was a prophet," she said, as she moved
towards the door. "Ask him."
Tall, alert, eager, the Captain entered the room in time to catch
her words.
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