He speaks English very well, indeed, and appears to be possessed of considerable education.

Certainly, to look at him, and to speak with him, you would not think he was a villain likely to murder a defenceless old man.

But if he did not kill my poor father, I know not who did." "I'll call on him to-morrow at noon," said Lucian, "and later on I shall come here to tell you what has passed between us." This remark brought the business between them to a close, but Lucian would fain have lingered to engage Diana in lighter conversation.

Miss Vrain, however, was too much disturbed by the news he had brought her to indulge in frivolous talk.

Her mind, busied with recollections of her deceased father, and anxiously seeking some means whereby to avenge his death, was ill attuned to encourage at the moment the aspirations which she knew Lucian entertained.
The barrister, therefore, sighed and hinted in vain.