Good-night." Mr.Tredgold said "good-night," and, walking to the door, stood for a moment regarding her thoughtfully.

It was quite clear that in her present state of mind any appeal to her better nature would be worse than useless.

He resolved to try the effect of a little humility.
"I am very sorry for my behaviour in the garden," he said, sorrowfully.
"It doesn't matter," said the girl; "I wasn't at all surprised." Mr.Tredgold recognised the failure of the new treatment at once.

"Of course, when I went into the garden I hadn't any idea that you would be in such an unlikely place," he said, with a kindly smile.

"Let us hope that you won't go there again." Miss Drewitt, hardly able to believe her ears, let him go without a word, and in a dazed fashion stood at the door and watched him up the lane.
When the captain came in a little later she was sitting in a stiff and uncomfortable attitude by the window, still thinking.
He was so tired after a long day in town that the girl, at considerable personal inconvenience, allowed him to finish his supper before recounting the manifold misdeeds of Mr.Tredgold.