She showed the pleasure that was rioting in her heart—the reconciliation seemed drawing very near.
"And you leave—to-morrow, senor?"
"Yes, the sooner I get away from Dublin the better for all purposes. I have discovered that the mission of those who sought aid here has been balked. Just now the sentiment of the Irish toward England seems softened, and it looks as though by means of kindness and justice, the wrongs of the past may be washed out. We who love the best interests of this green isle hope for great things."
"You go to New York, that great city of which you so often spoke, but which I have never yet seen?"
"No, direct to Porto Rico."
"Indeed. I did not know there were any regular vessels going to Spanish ports in the West Indies."
"This is a special trip."
"Ah! I begin to see. We too, leave to-morrow. Can it be possible you have taken passage on the same boat, the Sterling Castle, a fleet blockade runner?"
Eagerness was written on her lovely face.