Oh, sir, you committed a terrible mistake when you refused to trust that man!" Sir Giles had anticipated the appearance of fear, and the reality of humble apologies.

She had answered him indignantly, with a heightened colour, and with tears in her eyes.

His sense of his own social importance was wounded to the quick.

"Who is the man you are speaking of ?" he asked loftily.

"And what is your excuse for having gone to the milestone to save him--hidden under my cloak, disguised in my hat ?" "Don't waste precious time in asking questions!" was the desperate reply.