CHAPTER XXII.
FOND, YET NOT FOOLISH.
Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.
Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.

Neither did Lord Scoutbush come.

Where was he?
Ignorant of the whole matter, he had started at four o'clock to fish in the Traeth Mawr; half for fishing's sake, half (as he confessed) to gain time for his puzzled brains before those explanations with Frank Headley, of which he stood in mortal fear.
Mellot and Campbell sat down together to breakfast; but in silence.
Claude saw that something had gone very wrong; Campbell ate nothing, and looked nervously out of the window every now and then.
At last Bowie entered with the letters and a message.

There were two gentlemen from Pen-y-gwryd must speak with Mr.Mellot immediately.
He went out and found Wynd and Naylor.

What they told him we know already.