Falchion and Justine Caron, and seemed surprised at finding them abroad
after the accident of the day before. Ruth said that her father and
herself had just come from the summer hotel, where they had gone to call
upon Mrs. Falchion. Mrs. Falchion heartily acknowledged the courtesy. She
seemed to be playing no part, but was apparently grateful all round; yet
I believe that even already Ruth had caught at something in her presence
threatening Roscoe's peace; whilst she, from the beginning, had, with her
more trained instincts, seen the relations between the clergyman and his
young parishioner.--But what had that to do with her?
Between Roscoe and Ruth there was the slightest constraint, and I thought
that it gave a troubled look to the face of the girl. Involuntarily, the
eyes of both were attracted to Mrs. Falchion. I believe in that moment
there was a kind of revelation among the three. While I talked to Mr.
Devlin I watched them, standing a little apart, Justine Caron with us. It
must have been a painful situation for them; to the young girl because a
shadow was trailing across the light of her first love; to Roscoe because
the shadow came out of his past; to Mrs.
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