Not that he came after the bracelet; on the contrary, that impetuous young gentleman had discovered during the last two hours that he valued Miss Clifford's love a great deal more than all the bracelets in the world, for all that he was delighted at the unexpected sight of his property.
"Why, that's mine," said he.

"It's an heirloom.

I lent it to Miss Julia Clifford, and when I asked her for it to-day she could not produce it." "Oho!" said Mr.Bartley.

"What, do the ladies of the house of Clifford go in for clandestine marriages ?" "Certainly not, sir," said Fitzroy.

"Don't you know the difference between a wedding ring and a bracelet ?" Then he turned to the man, "Here is a sovereign for your trouble, my man.