"At first. Then I remember how that, and some other things have been settled for me."
"What then?"
"Then I shut my teeth and face forward. All one can do, is to forget the future and take the present as it comes, making the best of each minute and leaving the hour to look out for itself," he answered simply. "Sometimes one makes better progress by drifting than he does by punting against the current."
She bit her lip.
"Sometimes I think, though—" Suddenly she roused herself and gave a nervous little laugh. "Captain Frazer is coming up the steps," she added.
"You think?" Weldon reminded her, as she rose.
But she shook her head and laughed again, this time more in her natural manner.
"I think that I wish you would bring Mr. Carew to call on me, next time you come," she said evasively.
"Thank you. He will be glad to come. The only question is when the next time will arrive."
"You said Captain Frazer was a prophet," she said, as she moved towards the door. "Ask him."