A decent pause of half an hour after the supper was finished, which
was spent by the jealous youth in utter silence, and he then rose
abruptly and hurried from the apartment, leaving the field entirely
to his opponent. He proceeded to the house of his neighbor and
cousin, Ned Hinkley, but without any hope of receiving comfort
from his communion. Ned was a lively, thoughtless, light-hearted
son of the soil, who was very slow to understand sorrows of any
kind; and least of all, those which lie in the fancy of a dreaming
and a doubtful lover. At this moment, when the possession of a new
violin absorbed all his thoughts, his mind was particularly obtuse
on the subject of sentimental grievances, and the almost voluptuous
delight which filled his eyes when William entered his chamber,
entirely prevented him from seeing the heavy shadow which overhung
the brows of the latter.
"What, back again, William? Why, you're as changeable as the last
suit of a green lizard. When I asked you to stop, and hear me play
'Cross-possum,' and 'Criss-cross,' off you went without giving me
a civil answer.
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