NEITHER AT HOME Though Admiral Darling had not deigned to speak to his younger daughter about that vile anonymous charge, he was not always quite comfortable in his inner mind concerning it.

More than once he thought of asking Faith's opinion, for he knew her good sense and discretion; but even this was repugnant to him, and might give her the idea that he cherished low suspicions.

And then he was called from home again, being occupied among other things with a vain enquiry about the recent false alarm.
For Carne and Charron had managed too well, and judged too correctly the character of Vickers, to afford any chance of discovery.

So that, when the Admiral came home again, his calm and--in its fair state--gentle nature was ruffled by the prosperity of the wicked.
"Oh, he is a fine judge of poetry, is he ?" he said, more sarcastically than his wont; "that means, I suppose, that he admires yours, Frank.
Remember what Nelson said about you.

The longer I live, the more I find his views confirmed." "Papa, you are too bad! You are come home cross!" cried Dolly, who always took Frank's part now.