You saw him this afternoon ?" "I met a young lady on the sands who turned out to be his cousin, and he came up while I was talking to her," replied Copplestone.

"Yes, I saw him.

I'm afraid Mr.Stafford, who came in here with me, you know, offended him," he continued, and gave Mrs.Wooler an account of what had happened.

"Is he rather--touchy ?" he concluded.
"I don't know that he is," she said.

"No one sees much of him.