'
'There now, surely, darling, you are going to have no more quarrels.
Had I thought this, I never should have told you.'
'Be easy, love, be easy,'--he kissed her between sentences--'there
shall be no more parting for us.'
From all that I can learn, Roland was thenceforth a constant visitor
at the house; and speedily a day was fixed when she was to drop her
maiden name.
'On the first day of sweet May,' she said to herself, 'I shall be
Aster Gray; what a pretty name!' It was agreed that Roland should
come back to Oatlands after his wedding tour and reside there; for on
the marriage day, Mr. Atwell had resolved to endow his son-in-law
with all his houses, every acre, every beast and every head of cattle
that were his.
As for Nancy; Roland accompanied by Aster, went with her to her
father's house, and Roland told the old man the story of his
daughter's life. He at once forgave her and took her to his heart. I
may bound a couple of years ahead and state that Nancy married a
respectable farmer who was pleased enough to get a handsome wife and
a valuable homestead. This couple had a family of four children
afterwards; and one of these is now a member of the Legislature of
Ontario.
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