"I see in this an attempt to obtain further knowledge of our affairs.

We have a secret enemy, who, it seems, has found a vulnerable point in our armour." "Surely my own daughter cannot be my enemy ?" cried the blind man in dismay.
"You say she has a lover," remarked the Frenchman, speaking slowly and with deliberation.

"May not he be the instigator ?" "Walter Murie is upright and honourable," replied the blind man.

"And yet--" A long-drawn sigh prevented the conclusion of that sentence.
"Ah, I know!" exclaimed the mysterious visitor in a tone of sympathy.
"You are uncertain in your conclusions because of your terrible affliction.

Sometimes, alas! my dear friend, you are imposed upon, because you are blind." "Yes," responded the other, bitterly.