Why should I ?" answered Eric, with a slight blush.

Montagu and he had never been formally reconciled, nor had they, as yet, spoken to each other.

Indeed Duncan had purposely planned the excursion to give them an opportunity of becoming friends once more, by being thrown together.

He knew well that they both earnestly wished it, although, with the natural shyness of boys, they hardly knew how to set about effecting it.

Montagu hung back lest he should seem to be patronising a fallen enemy, and Eric lest he should have sinned too deeply to be forgiven.
The next morning dawned gloriously, and it was agreed that they should meet at Starhaven, the point where they were to get the boat, at ten o'clock.