Oh, if she might but shear the locks! Then she would have her Storri again--in his weakness she would have him.

The San Reve knitted her brows.
* * * * * These days of separation were more easily borne by Richard than by Dorothy.

Richard was rich in a dogged fortitude common enough with men.
Moreover, he had his work, and he went into it more deeply than before.
Eleven o'clock still found him in the study with Senator Hanway, albeit Dorothy was no longer there to make a lovely third.

Perhaps for that reason more politics and news of legislation were discussed by Richard and Senator Hanway.
The latter gentleman, these days, was in the best of tempers.

Nothing could be more smoothly hopeful than the outlook for that nomination.
Senator Gruff, who was indefatigable for Senator Hanway, told him that Speaker Frost reported his own State delegation as already in line.