When a man thinks of what people will say in such a case, he may love, but his love is but a poor affair.

Mr.Coleman took him into the firm as a junior partner, and it was in a measure through his influence that he entered upon those speculations which ruined him.

So his love had not been a blessing.

The ship which North Wind had sunk was their last venture, and Mr.Evans had gone out with it in the hope of turning its cargo to the best advantage.

He was one of the single boat-load which managed to reach a desert island, and he had gone through a great many hardships and sufferings since then.