At once--oh, at once! If you had only been a little less quick to turn to her! In a very short while I was sad and sorry that you had ever come into my life." "I knew nothing of this," said Durrance.

"I never suspected.

I am sorry." "I took care you should not suspect," said Mrs.Adair.

"But I tried to keep you; with all my wits I tried.

No match-maker in the world ever worked so hard to bring two people together as I did to bring together Ethne and Mr.Feversham, and I succeeded." The statement came upon Durrance with a shock.