Then Ronald came one day, and the old man took kindly to him, and bade him
come often. In the innocence of his old age it seemed good that what youth
and life there was in the world should come together; and Ronald treated
him with a deference and respect to which he had long been unused.
Moreover, Ronald accepted the invitation given him and came as often as he
pleased, which, before long, meant every day. When he came in the morning
he generally stayed until the evening, and when he came in the afternoon
he always stayed as long as Sybil would let him, and rode home late
through the misty June moonlight pondering on the happiness the world had
suddenly brought forth for him who had supposed, but a few months ago,
that all happiness was at an end.
Six months had gone by since Ronald had first seen Sybil, and he had
changed in that time from boy to man. Looking back through the past years
he knew that he was glad Joe had not married him, for the new purpose of
his new life was to love and marry Sybil Brandon.
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