"Would it not? Just you and I alone; it would be like having a little world all to ourselves. Allons, Bessie; here is a nice level place for a gallop; wake Gipsy up."
They rode on swiftly, growing so light-hearted and joyous that they were laughing and talking like a pair of happy children, seeming quite out of reach of all the shadows which had darkened their hearts during the past days.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
TRIFLES LIGHT AS AIR.
While Mellen and Elizabeth rode off through the golden afternoon, Elsie and Tom Fuller came in from a stroll about the grounds. They had seen the husband and wife galloping down the avenue, and as they entered the hall, Elsie said:
"They have left us to amuse ourselves the best way we can; what shall we do, Tom Fuller?"
"I'm ready for anything."
"We might go out rowing."
"Oh, Elsie!"