And with these things there came another sensation, one that surprised and disquieted him.

A few days before his one desire had been to get out of the north country, to place as much distance as possible between himself and Lac Bain.

And now he found himself visibly affected by the thought that his duty was to take him once more in the direction of the woman whose sweet face had become an indissoluble part of his existence.

He would not see her.

Even at Wekusko he would be many days' journey from Lac Bain.