He saw every passenger that came ashore, and Eliphalet Biggs, leading his big bay mare, was one of them, but the expected visitor did not arrive.

There would be no other steamer bringing passengers from the East for a number of days.
Samson went to a store and bought a new dress and sundry bits of finery for Sarah.

He returned to New Salem with a heavy heart.

He dreaded to meet his faithful partner and bring her little but disappointment.

The windows were lighted when he got back, long after midnight.