"Was trying to. Was trying to find Polaris. Too dark. Besides I'm in a 'culiar condition."
"Lean on me. Firm ground here."
"Wherever thou art."
"I shall remember that, and thou wilt forget it."
"I forget nothing, Reuben. I was trying to find Polaris."
"Well, a'n't it the nature of the children of Adam to hunt for the North Star on a cloudy night?"
"Very sound. One of thine evenings. Yaphoo!"
"All evenings are mine. But don't weep."
"I'm laughing, boy. A'n't I? Oh, Ru, I was so confused. I thought—I certainly thought——"
"What, Ben?"