Hazel received this announcement and its consequences with a great flush. Only, with the way she had of putting some pretty grace into the most disturbing things, the little fingers locked themselves round Gyda's furtively, for a second, so giving the recognition which she could not speak. And Gyda was too gently wise to say a word. After that, both combined to wait upon Hazel, though Gyda did not get a chance to do much. And Hazel tried hard to obey injunctions and eat porridge, principally because it gave her something to do; but her performance was unsatisfactory, except in the matter of coffee, which she drank rather eagerly. 'Now,' said Rollo, 'tell me where to find Reo.' 'Where?'—with a swift up-look, almost too swift to see,—'why!'— And then Hazel remembered to her confusion, that she did not know. 'I—I suppose—he would have brought me to the nearest point. Of course.' As no doubt Reo would, if he had known where she was going! _That_ thought confronted her next; and with a dim consciousness of having stopped the carriage at a venture, for fear he _should_ know, Hazel began again: 'At least,'——. But there was no going on from that point. 'Is it very far along the foot of the hill?' she ventured, without any look this time. 'I should say,' returned Rollo gravely, 'it might be about some five miles.' Hazel leaned her head on her hand and tried to recollect,—and nothing stood out from all that morning's work but the pain and the difficulty and the fatigue. He sat down and took the little hand again. 'Which way did you come over the hill, Wych?' 'I do not know.'—If it must come, it must!—'I was thinking only of getting up; and you know there are not many landmarks. At least, I do not remember any.' 'Did you come through the wood?' 'No. I am sure of that.' 'Then did you come east or west of it?' 'I do not remember the wood at all,' said Hazel, feeling very much ashamed of herself. 'I was not looking. But there were no houses— I am sure of that.' 'What _did_ you see, Hazel?' softly. 'I think, of all people to cross-examine one!' said the girl, in her extremity sending a little bit of her old self to the front. 'I am certain _I_ can find the way, Mr. Rollo, without the trouble of considering what I did not see, or what I did.' 'May I venture to ask, what orders you gave Reo?' 'The usual orders; to wait till I came.' Rollo laughed a little, but if his face did not mean that he understood the whole matter, it did not mean anything. It was very grave, though he laughed.