And leave Drake and Cahoonshee? she replied.
Walter looked into her sweet face as if to divine her thoughts.
Drake will undoubtedly remain with his father, and Cahoonshee shall be taken care of.
By whom? she asked.
Walter saw that these words meant more than they expressed, and drawing Amy still closer to him, said:
I suppose this old man has been a good friend of yours and you do not like to leave him.
He has been more than a friend. He has been a father, a protector, an instructor. What little I know, he taught me. I wish to remain with him to the last.
Your wish shall be gratified, said Walter.
We shall not attempt to follow the parties or relate their conversation at this, their first meeting. And if we made the attempt, we would certainly fail, for the most vivid imagination cannot describe the sensation of two hearts so firmly united, that had been so long separated. They were in fact “one twain, one flesh.” Their hearts beat in unison, and each of them could truthfully say: