route but he had scarcely expected it yet and the s sudden appearance led dare to ask himself the ominous question whether had discovered his trick and was in the mood for prompt measures a ii a there is no more for me to do here said the boy man hastily to de miss power does not wish to ask me any more questions i may as well proceed on my way as you advised de who had also gazed with dismay at s passing figure though with dismay of another sort was recalled from his vexation by dare s remarks and turning upon him he said sharply well may you be in such a hurry all of a sudden true i am superfluous now you have been doing a foolish thing and you must suffer its � will i am sorry for one thing i am sorry i ever owned you for you are not a lad to my mind you have disappointed me � disappointed me almost beyond endurance i have acted according to my illumination what can you expect of a man bom to that s mere before you knew anything of me and while you thought you were the child of poverty on both sides you were well enough but ever since you thought you were more than that you have led a life which is intolerable what has become of your plan of alliance between the de and the powers now the man is gone upstairs who can overthrow it all if the man had not gone upstairs you wouldn t have complained of my nature or my plans said dare if i mistake not he will come down again with the in his ear however i have done my play is played out all the rest remains with you but captain grant me this if when i am gone this difficulty should vanish and things should go well with you and your suit should prosper will you think of de and him bad as he is who first put you on the track of such happiness and let him know it was not done in vain i will said de promise me that you will be a better boy very well � as soon as ever i can afford it now i am up and away when i have explained to them that i shall not require my room dare fetched his bag touched his hat with his umbrella to the captain and went out of the hotel de sat down in the and wondered what other time had in store for him a waiter in the had announced to the group upstairs started as much as at hearing the name and power stared at them both if mr wishes to see me on business show him in said in a few seconds the door was thrown open for on receipt of the pointed message he guessed that a change had come time absence ambition her uncle s influence and a new seemed to account sufficiently well for that change and he accepted his fate but from a instinct to show that he could regard her with the that became a man a desire to ease her mind of any fear she might entertain that his connection with her past would render him troublesome in future induced him to accept her permission and see the act to the end how do you do mr said power with he had been far enough a about the world not to be greatly concerned at s apparent particularly when it helped to reduce him from the rank of lover to his niece to that of professional adviser miss de faltered a welcome as weak as that of the maid of and said coldly we are rather surprised to see you perhaps there is something urgent at the castle which makes it necessary for you to call there is something a little urgent said slowly as he approached her and you have judged rightly that it is the cause of my call he sat down near her chair as he spoke put down his hat and drew a note book from his pocket with a despairing sang that was far more perfect than had been s just before perhaps you would like to talk over the business with mr alone murmured to miss power hardly knowing what she said oh no said i think not is it necessary she said turning to him not in the least replied he a penetrating glance upon his s face which seemed however to produce no effect and turning towards he added you will have the goodness i am sure miss de to excuse the of professional details he spread some on the table and pointed out certain modified features to as he went on and exchanging occasionally a few words on the subject with mr power by the distant window in this dialogue over his sketches de and i s head and s became very close the temptation was too much for the young man under cover of the rustle of the he murmured i could not get here before in a low voice to the other two she did not reply only herself the more with the notes and sketches and he said again i stayed a couple of days at and some days at san and but it is not the least concern of mine where you stayed is it she said with a cold yet look do you speak seriously whispered concluded her examination of the drawings and turned from him with disregard he tried no further but when she had signified her pleasure on the points submitted packed up his papers and rose with the bearing of a man altogether superior to such a class of misfortune as this before going he turned to speak a few words of a general kind to mr power and you 