There is only one Peter. You will recognize that the instant you
meet him."
"I am altogether willing to take your word for it," said Mr.
Snow.
"And there is one thing about this disagreeable business," said
Linda. "It was not Peter's coat that had the plan in it. He
knew nothing about it. He has had his full service of stiff war
work, and he has been knocking around big cities in newspaper
work, and now he has come home to Lilac Valley to 'set up his
rest,' as in the hymn book, you know. He built his garage first
and he is living in it because he so loves this house of his that
he has to be present to watch it grow in minutes" detail. Once
on a time I saw a great wizard walking along the sidewalk, and he
looked exactly like any man. He might have been you so far as
anything different from other men in his appearance w as
concerned."
Linda cut down the Bear Cat to its slowest speed.
"What is on my mind is this," she said. "I don't think Peter
could quite afford the amount of ground he has bought, and the
house he is building. I think possibly he is tying himself up in
obligations. It may take him two or three years to come even on
it; but it is a prepossession with him. Now can't you see that
if we go to him and tell him this sordid, underhand, unmanly
tale, how his fine nature is going to be hurt, how his big heart
is going to be wrung, how his home-house that he is building with
such eager watchfulness will be a weighty Old Man of the Sea
clinging to his back? Do you think, Mr.
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