Emma had gonegodownstairs to speakspeakwith a friend in the basement , and he waitedwaitfor her on the landing .
I happened to speakspeakof that river to our last guide , a rather superior fellow with quick , bright eyes .
" I can not bear to hearhearyou speakspeakso , uncle , " saidsayFlorence Linden , in irrepressible agitation .
Upon the afternoon of which I now speakspeak, in the midsummer of the year of grace 1621 , as I sat upon my doorstep , my long pipe between my teeth and my eyes upon the pallid stream below , my thoughtsthoughtwere busy with these matters , -- so busy that I did not see a horse and rider emergeemergefrom the dimness of the forest into the cleared space before my palisade , nor knew , until his voicevoicecamecomeup the bank , that my good friend , Master John Rolfe , was without and would speak to me .