Jessica turned in the doorway. "I shall never forgive you," she said,
and was swallowed by the darkness. "Which does she mean?" asked
Iberville, with a touch of irony. The other was silent.
In a moment Morris came back to tell them that they might come, for the
dining-room was empty still.
CHAPTER V
THE FRUITS OF THE LAW
Bucklaw having convinced the governor and his friends that down in the
Spaniards' country there was treasure for the finding, was told that he
might come again next morning. He asked if it might not be late
afternoon instead, because he had cargo from the Indies for sale, and in
the morning certain merchants were to visit his vessel. Truth to tell he
was playing a deep game. He wanted to learn the governor's plans for the
next afternoon and evening, and thought to do so by proposing this same
change. He did not reckon foolishly. The governor gave him to
understand that there would be feasting next day: first, because it
was the birthday of the Duke of York; secondly, because it was the
anniversary of the capture from the Dutch; and, last of all, because
there were Indian chiefs to come from Albany to see New York and himself
for the first time. The official celebration would begin in the
afternoon and last till sundown, so that all the governor's time must be
fully occupied.
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