After the monotonous round of
office-work he always anticipated with delight the hour and
circumstances so truthfully depicted by the poet.
"Now stir the fire and close the shutters fast,
Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round,
And, while the bubbling and loud hissing urn
Throws up a steaming column and the cups
That cheer, but not inebriate, wait on each,
So let us welcome peaceful evening in."
Therefore the thought gave much pain. "But life is made up of such
struggles," murmured Phillip, "and it is our duty to be happy
wherever we are--in Winnipeg as well as St. John." The last words
were repeated in a tone of determination and the speaker arose
hastily, took down his overcoat and shortly afterwards was to be
seen walking along the north side of King street with a rapid but
regular step. Having gained Charlotte street the young lawyer is
greeted in an artless and unaffected manner by Marguerite.
The graceful and sylph-like form had sufficient power to cast all
the high minded resolutions to the four winds of the earth. In the
maiden's presence Phillip Lawson was bound body and soul, yet he
would not allow himself to think so.
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