The prospect thrilled while it saddened me.

How different this ride from that first one, with all its promise of adventure and charm! "It's over!" said Steele thickly.

"It's done! I'm glad, for their sakes--glad for ours.

We're out of town." I had been quick to miss the shouts and cheers.

And I had been just as quick to see, or to imagine, a subtle change in Sally Langdon's face.