Everybody was so zealously employed in the struggle to appear comfortable under Mrs.Mel, that his departure was hardly observed.

The general feeling for Evan and his sisters, by their superiors in rank, was one of kindly pity.

Laxley, however, did not behave well.

He put up his glass and scrutinized Mrs.Mel, and then examined Evan, and Rose thought that in his interchange of glances with any one there was a lurking revival of the scene gone by.

She signalled with her eyebrows for Drummond to correct him, but Drummond had another occupation.