He was sure now that his sudden appearance had not been the only cause of its terror, and he felt that he should have called out to her or followed until he had overtaken her.

He could easily have excused his boldness, even if the councilor had been watching him from the cabin door.

He was certain that she had passed very near to him again and that the fright which Obadiah had attempted to explain was not because of the graves.

He swung about upon his companion, determined to ask for an explanation.

The latter seemed to divine his thought.
"Don't let a little scent of lilac disturb you so, young man," he said with singular coldness.