August noon
But Louizon felt that she was a spirit too fine and tantalizing for him to grasp , and she had him in her power . He hung his powderhorn behind the door , and stepped upon a stool to put his gun on its rack above the fireplace . The fire showed his round figure , short but well muscled , and the boyish petulance of his shaven lip . The sun shone hot upon the Sault of an August noon , but morning and night were cool , and a blaze was usually kept in the chimney . `` You found plenty of game ? '' said his wife ; and it was one of this woman 's wickedest charms that she could be so interested in her companion of the moment . `` Yes , '' he answered , scowling more , and thinking of the brace on the gallery whom he had not shot , but wished to .