Wouldn't it have been wiser if you had waited a little longer, Harry ?" Alton seemed to notice something unusual in his companion's inflection.
"You will have to talk straighter, Charley," he said.
Seaforth, who saw the glint in his eyes, laughed.

"I merely meant that spring is coming, and it would be a trifle warmer then.

I'm inclined to be a little cantankerous to-night, but, of course, it is not my business how long you stayed at the ranch." "No," said Alton dryly, "I don't think it is.

Spring would have been nicer, but, you see, Hallam was crowding me.

Did anything else strike you, Charley ?" "Nothing of much importance," said Seaforth, smiling.