"
"You will see plenty of poor horses in America," Mrs. Flaxman said.
"Faery is by no means a typical horse."
"Faery's master loves her. That makes a world of difference with the
ownership of other things than horses."
"Really, Miss Selwyn, you can moralize on every subject, I believe, with
equal ease."
"He is making fun of me again, I presume," I said, turning to Mrs.
Flaxman. "When I talk a longer time with you English-speaking people, I
shall not be so open to ridicule. Some day, Mr. Hubert, I may meet you in
Germany, and then I shall be able to retaliate."
"Before that time comes you will be generous enough to return good for
evil."
"And when shall you get your punishment then?"
"Maybe never. I find a good many evil-doers get off scot free in this
world."
"But there are other worlds than this, my son," his mother said, with
such sweet seriousness that our badinage ceased for that evening.
CHAPTER III.
ESMERELDA.
The next morning I was early astir. I was eager to explore the grounds
around Oaklands, as well as the beaches and caves where the waves
penetrated far under the rocks at high tide. The grounds I found very
extensive--in places almost like some of the old English parks which I
had seen on my visits there to distant relatives during the holidays. It
was pleasant to think while wandering under the trees, and over the
splendid wastes of flowers, and ornamental shrubs, and trees, that in
this wide, vast America no one need be defrauded of his portion of mother
earth by this immense flower garden; since there was more than sufficient
land for every anxious toiler.
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