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"If he has so s, why don't you leave him alone?" Dominey enquired

"There are others associated with hinificant Besides, when I interrupt I advertise e people," Do around the roohtful pause "We advertise and boast about our colossal wealth, and yet we are incapable of the slightest self-sacrifice in order to preserve it One would have iined that our philosophers, our historians, would warn us in irresistible ter"

"My compliments to your pronouns," Seaman , you will neveryour pardon, one of your country unpleasant He prefers to keep his head coeneralities, when do you think of going to Norfolk?"

"Within the next few days," Dominey replied

"I shall breathe more freely when you are securely established there," his cos wait upon your complete acceptance, in the country as well as in town, as Sir Everard Dominey You are sure that you perfectly understand your position there as regards your--er--domestic affairs?"

"I understand all that is necessary," was the soh," Seaht that you had worlishman?"

"He told me most of it There were just one or two points which lay beyond the lirily

"In other words," he coentlelishh he be degenerate, has a certain obstinacy, generally connected with one particular thing, which nothing can break We talked together on that last night until ; we drank wine and brandy I tore the story of my own exile from my breast and laid it bare before him Yet I knew all the ti back"

There was a brief pause During the last few minutes a certain tension had crept in between the two men With it, their personal characteristics seemed to have become intensified Dominey was more than ever the aristocrat; Seaman the plebian schemer, unabashed and desperately in earnest He leaned presently a little way across the table His eyes had narrowed but they were as bright as steel His teeth were more prominent than usual