Hers should be light and fanciful upon her head.

She should wear black lace if she chose,--though always he liked her best in white, in her kingdom, in the kingdom he was going to help Aaron Burr establish .-- No! in the kingdom Aaron Burr should help Lewis Rand establish! His dream broke.

He was not sure that he meant to come to an understanding with Burr.

It depended--it depended.

But still he saw Jacqueline in trailing robes, with the gold circlet on her head.
Joab at the door announced supper, and the three went into the dining-room, where the red geraniums glowed between the candles.
Jacqueline took her place behind the coffee-urn, and Joab waited.
The meal went pleasantly on.