What do you mean?
The deuce and all, you know, I don't understand you a bit." "I cannot tell you, Mr.Ghyrkins; but something dependg on my going, which is of as great importance to the person concerned as life itself.
Believe me," he said, going near to the old gentleman and laying a hand on his arm, "I do not go willingly." "Well, I hope not, I am sure," said Ghyrkins gruffly, though yielding.
"If you will, you will, and there's no holding you; but we are all very sorry.

That's all.

Mahmoud! bring fire, you lazy pigling, that I may smoke." And he threw himself into a chair, the very creaking of the cane wicker expressing annoyance and dissatisfaction.
So there was an end of it, and Isaacs strode off through the moonlight to his quarters, to make some arrangement, I supposed.

But he did not come back.

Miss Westonhaugh retired also to her tent, and no one was surprised to see her go.