"I should think you would find it exceedingly dull after such brilliant experiences as that of your yachting excursion."
"Do you find to-day exceedingly dull?"
"But I am used to the quiet country, and a day like this is the exception."
"I do not imagine you have ever lived a tame life."
"Isn't that about the same as calling me wild?"
"There's no harm in beginning a little in that way. Time sobers one fast enough."
"You are so favored that I can scarcely imagine life bringing sobering experiences to you very soon."
"Indeed? Have you forgotten what occurred on these very mountains, at no great distance? I assure you I never forget it;" and her eyes were eloquent as she turned them upon him.
"One does not forget the most fortunate event of one's life. Since you were to meet that danger, I would not have missed being near for the world. I had even a narrower escape, as you know, on this mountain. The spot where Webb found me is scarcely more than a mile away."
She looked at him very wistfully, and her face grew pale, but she only said, "I don't think either of us can forget the Highlands."