It will, no doubt, be a painful story to tell, but it will be far better told by you." "I will do it, sir; as you say, the lesson has been a heavy one, and henceforth my father shall have no reason to complain of me.

May I call and see you tomorrow evening ?" "Certainly.

I shall be at home from seven to eight, after which hour I have an engagement.

Good night." Cotter walked on, and Mark fell back, and joined Dick and Boldero, who had fallen behind when they saw him speaking to Cotter.
"Well, Mark, I congratulate you," Dick Chetwynd said.

"You did it wonderfully, though how on earth you knew that fellow had a card in his hand is more than I can guess." "I felt sure he was going to cheat," Mark said quietly; "I saw that Cotter's hand was a very strong one, and knew that Emerson would be aware that it was so, because he would receive no signal from Flash, therefore this was the time, if any, that he would cheat.