"He does not go to church." "Does he--does he strike you as being--well, say, irresponsible--perhaps I may even say reckless ?" She did not answer; and Colonel Arran did not ask again.

He remained silent so long that she presently drifted off into other subjects, and he made no effort to draw her back.
But later, when he took his leave, he said in his heavy way: "When you see Mr.Berkley, say to him that Colonel Arran remembers him.

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