You have nothing to fear, and everything to gain, by my speaking out.

Clear your mind of fancies and suspicions that are unworthy of you.

By to-morrow we shall be good neighbors; by the end of the week we shall be good friends.

For the present, as we say in France, _au revoir!_" I turned to take Jicks by the hand.

While I had been speaking to Oscar the child had slipped away from me.