He thought it so strange that he determined to investigate the phenomenon, and to say nothing about it in the meantime.
In his many travels, Edgar Caswall had been accustomed to use the sextant, and was now an expert in the matter.

By the aid of this and other instruments, he was able to fix the position of the kite and the point over which it hung.

He was startled to find that exactly under it--so far as he could ascertain--was Diana's Grove.

He had an inclination to take Lady Arabella into his confidence in the matter, but he thought better of it and wisely refrained.

For some reason which he did not try to explain to himself, he was glad of his silence, when, on the following morning, he found, on looking out, that the point over which the kite then hovered was Mercy Farm.