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CHAPTER XXIV THE TRUTH ABOUT RAIN BLUFF
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Dinner was a solemn function the next evening. Andrew, who had been shooting with Wannop and Olcott all day, was quietly thoughtful, and the rest of the party felt a sense of constraint1. Conversation dragged; once or twice it nearly died away and Leonard prevented an awkward pause by his polished wit. Between whiles, however, Wannop jested bravely and Hilda seconded him, occasionally at Robert's and Leonard's expense. The others talked without much point when they could think of anything to say; but, preoccupied2 as they were, it was a relief to all when they dispersed3 for half an hour before meeting Andrew in the library. He spent the interval4 in his smoking-room, thinking hard, but he looked up when Hilda came in and sat down on the lounge beside him.
"Feeling very bad, old boy?" she said.
"I have spent more cheerful moments," Andrew replied.
Hilda nodded.
"It must be trying—the pause before the battle! But you'll shake off the sinking feeling when you get into action. Don't let them bully5 you, Andrew. They can look very wise, but there's none of them you need be afraid of, unless it's Leonard. Antony, of course, will back you all he can."
"Thanks for the encouragement; but I'm not sure you have any right to talk about these things.[Pg 246]"
"Oh, don't be silly! Can't you realize that I've grown up? And if I hadn't as much sense as Robert and Mrs. Fenwood, I'd feel very sorry for myself. But we had better be practical—I suppose you see what you ought to do?"
"No," Andrew admitted, "not as clearly as I could wish."
"Then what troubles the others is that they can't think for themselves. They must have a lead, as Leonard knows, and he has cleverly given them one. So far, they have followed him docilely6; now you must make them follow you."
"Can you tell me how it should be done?"
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