"You're surprised to find me as I am," said Rantoul, abruptly breaking the silence.
He remembered the old friendship in the starlit garret of the Rue de l'Ombre, and, learning Rantoul's address, wrote him.
He looked at Rantoul, aware of the social change that had taken place in him.
Mr. Rantoul entered the Massachusetts Legislature early, and there won his first fame.
As the pioneer, resting from his daily labors, learns the death of Rantoul, he will feel a personal grief.
