Nephew's a fine lad; I sent him off to the East Indies." "I am sorry then that I have no chance of seeing him:--but you are busy, brother ?" "I have told you so three times, as plain as I could speak!" "I will no longer trespass on your time.

We return home to-morrow morning; and, as I cannot expect ever to see you again, God bless you, my dear John! and farewell, I am afraid I may say, in this world at least, farewell for ever!" Edward held out his hand to his brother.

It was taken with considerable emotion.

"Farewell, brother, farewell!--I'll not forget." "Good-bye, sir," said Amber, going close up to John Forster.
"Good-bye, my little girl," replied he, looking earnestly in her face; and then, as if thawing towards her, as he scanned her beautiful and expressive features, removing his spectacles and kissing her, "Good-bye." "Oh! papa," cried Amber, as she went out of the room, "he kissed me!" "Humph!" said John Forster, as the door closed upon them.
The spectacles were put on, and the reading of the brief immediately continued..