He spoke as though forgetful of Soolsby's presence: "As the East is from the West, so were we separate from these lovers of this world, the self-indulgent, the hard-hearted, the proud.

I chose for the child that he should stay with me and not go to him, to remain among his own people and his own class.

He was a sinister, an evil man.

Was the child to be trusted with him ?" "The child was his own child," broke in Soolsby.

"Your daughter was his lady--the Countess of Eglington! Not all the Quakers in heaven or earth could alter that.