ThereinsslackenedinCharleyGaylord’shandastheydrewupbeforeashowilypaintedhousewithmanygablesandaroundtower。“Hereweare，“hesaid，turningtoEverett，“andIguessweunderstandeachother。“
Theyweremetatthedoorbyathin，colorlesswoman，whomGaylordintroducedas“mysister，Maggie。“SheaskedherbrothertoshowMr。Hilgardeintothemusicroom，whereKatharinewishedtoseehimalone。
WhenEverettenteredthemusicroomhegavealittlestartofsurprise，feelingthathehadsteppedfromtheglaringWyomingsunlightintosomeNewYorkstudiothathehadalwaysknown。Hewonderedwhichitwasofthosecountlessstudios，highupundertheroofs，overbanksandshopsandwholesalehouses，thatthisroomresembled，andhelookedincredulouslyoutofthewindowatthegrayplainthatendedinthegreatupheavaloftheRockies。
Thehauntingairoffamiliarityabouttheroomperplexedhim。Wasitacopyofsomeparticularstudioheknew，orwasitmerelythestudioatmospherethatseemedsoindividualandpoignantlyreminiscenthereinWyoming？Hesatdowninareadingchairandlookedkeenlyabouthim。Suddenlyhiseyefelluponalargephotographofhisbrotherabovethepiano。Thenitallbecamecleartohim:thiswasveritablyhisbrother’sroom。IfitwerenotanexactcopyofoneofthemanystudiosthatAdriancehadfittedupinvariouspartsoftheworld，wearyingofthemandleavingalmostbeforetherenovator’svarnishhaddried，itwasatleastinthesametone。IneverydetailAdriance’stastewassomanifestthattheroomseemedtoexhalehispersonality。
AmongthephotographsonthewalltherewasoneofKatharineGaylord，takeninthedayswhenEveretthadknownher，andwhentheflashofhereyeortheflutterofherskirtwasenoughtosethisboyishheartinatumult。Evennow，hestoodbeforetheportraitwithacertaindegreeofembarrassment。Itwasthefaceofawomanalreadyoldinherfirstyouth，thoroughlysophisticatedandatriflehard，andittoldofwhatherbrotherhadcalledherfight。Thecamaraderieofherfrank，confidenteyeswasqualifiedbythedeeplinesabouthermouthandthecurveofthelips，whichwasbothsadandcynical。Certainlyshehadmoregoodwillthanconfidencetowardtheworld，andthebravadoofhersmilecouldnotconcealtheshadowofanunrestthatwasalmostdiscontent。Thechiefcharmofthewoman，asEveretthadknownher，layinhersuperbfigureandinhereyes，whichpossessedawarm，lifegivingqualitylikethesunlight；