He had set his heart, for the sake of the children of his late colleague, and even for Roger's sake, on covering with a cloak of oblivion the crime of which chance had made him the detector.

This American had it in his power to aid or thwart him, and had chosen the former course; and a great weight was lifted off the tutor's mind in consequence.
On the following day he was calling at the Yeld bank to transact some business (part of which was to pay in Mr Headland's cheque), when the manager invited him into his parlour.

This functionary was a respectable, middle-aged person, who had held his appointment for five or six years, keeping pretty much to himself, and, as is the lot of bank managers, being made a great deal of by clients who chanced to be, or desired to be, under obligations to his bank.
"Mr Armstrong," said he, "you will pardon me, but there's a little matter--" "Hullo!" thought the tutor, "has the bank stopped payment, or the Maxfield securities been robbed ?" "Well, sir ?" "It's a private matter, and I should not mention it if it were not for the talk which is going to and fro about young Mr Ingleton's lost brother.

I understand there's a claimant for the title, and not a very eligible one." "On the contrary, most ineligible," said the tutor.

"And it seems likely that he will, under present circumstances, keep far enough away from these parts ?" "Naturally.