The Fortunes of Springfield
““What are you doing on my fields?”Caroline looked up, startled.“I didn’t know I was on your fields,” she said. “I thought this was still Springfield.”Duncan came through the wide wooden gate and joined her. It was a brilliant and sunny spring afternoon, and her walk had whipped unusual colour into Caroline’s cheeks.“Were you coming to see me?” he asked.“No. What makes you think so?”“The fact that this direction leads to nowhere but my house. If you weren’t coming to see me, where were you going...?”“Nowhere. I’m just walking. Wandering, I should say; and exploring. And thoroughly enjoying being by myself.”“Oh. Oh, I say, that is most unkind.”Caroline hastened to apologize, laughing as she did so. “I didn’t mean that, Mr. Wescott, and I’m sure you knew I didn’t. This is the first afternoon that I haven’t had to dash back to get the children’s tea since I’ve been at Springfield. Mrs. Davis has them all to tea with her little boy this afternoon, so I have some beautiful freedom.”“Then I insist on your coming back to my house for tea.”Caroline looked doubtful.“Please come,”MoreLess
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