But when we sailed down the Hudson on a sloop, and were compelled to tie up in a cove to escape the wrath of a storm, I saw you on the slope above me." "I saw you, too, then, Mr.Lennox, and I envied you your snug place on the sloop.

That storm was one of the most unpleasant incidents in my long journey to New York to see Shakespeare's 'Richard III.' Still, when one wishes a thing very badly one must be willing to pay a high price for it.

It was a good play by a good writer, the actors were most excellent, and I have had sufficient reward for my trouble and danger." The collar of his cloak was drawn so high now that it formed almost a hood around his head and face, but he turned a little, and Robert saw the blue eyes, as blue as his own, twinkling with a humorous light.

It was borne upon him with renewed force that here was a champion of romance and high adventure.

St.Luc was a survival.