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A VIRGINIA CAVALIER.
BY MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL.
CHAPTER XIII.
Some weeks were spent at Greenway Court, and George slipped back intothe same life he had led for so long in the autumn. Instead, however, ofreading in the evenings, Lord Fairfax and himself spent the time instudying rude maps of the region to be explored, and talking over thelabors of the coming summer. The Earl told George that William Fairfaxhad heard of the proposed expedition, and was so anxious to go asGeorge's assistant that his father was disposed to gratify him if itcould be arranged.
"But I shall not communicate with him until I have talked with you,George," said the Earl; "for William, although a hardy youngster, andwith some knowledge of surveying, is still but a lad, and there might beserious business in hand. However, this season's surveys are not to befar from here, so that if you care for his company I see no reason whyhe should not go."
"I should be very glad to have him," replied George, blushing a little."I did a very unhandsome thing to William Fairfax while