But the dog has never changed; he feels and knows there is something dreadful in that man.

One of these days, poor Ponto may turn out to be right .-- May I ask you something, sir ?" "Of course!" "You won't think I am presuming on your kindness ?" "You ought to know me better than that, Cristel!" "The truth is, sir, I have been a little startled by what I saw in our lodger's face, when he asked if you were his enemy or his friend.

I know he is thought to be handsome--but, Mr.Gerard, those beautiful eyes of his sometimes tell tales; and I have seen his pretty complexion change to a color that turned him into an ugly man.

Will you tell me what you wrote when you answered him ?" I repeated what I had written, word for word.

It failed to satisfy her.
"He is very vain," she said, "and you may have wounded his vanity by treating him like a stranger, after he had given you his writings to read, and invited you to his room.