It was midnight before she heard the patter of a handful of gravel on her window-panes . In a trice she was leaning out . Below in the darkness stood Kenneth MacNair . '' ` Oh , Kenneth , did you get my letter ? And is it safe for you to be here ? ' '' ` Safe enough . Your father is in bed . I 've waited two hours down the road for his light to go out , and an extra half-hour to put him to sleep . The horses are there . Slip down and out , Ursula . We 'll make Charlottetown by dawn yet . ' '' ` That 's easier said than done , lad . I 'm locked in . But do you go out behind the new barn and bring the ladder you will find there . ' `` Five minutes later , Miss Ursula , hooded and cloaked , scrambled soundlessly down the ladder , and in five more minutes she and Kenneth were riding along the road . '' ` There 's a stiff gallop before us , Ursula , ' said Kenneth . '' ' I would ride to the world 's end with you , Kenneth MacNair , ' said Ursula . Oh , of course she should n't have said anything of the sort , Felicity . But you see people had no etiquette departments in those days . And when the red sunlight of a fair October dawn was shining over the gray sea The Fair Lady sailed out of Charlottetown harbour .
On her deck stood Kenneth and Ursula MacNair , and XXXXX her hand , as a most precious treasure , the bride carried a ball of gray homespun yarn . ''
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