They were not man and woman, but English gentleman and lady, and, from one point of view, very brilliant specimens of their kind.
At Crewe both alighted, Arnold to stretch his legs for a moment.
"By the bye," he said, as Miss Derwent, having seen to her luggage, was bidding him farewell, "I'm sorry to hear that young Otway has been very ill." "Ill ?--I had no knowledge of it.

In Russia ?" "Yes.

My father was speaking of it yesterday.

He had heard it from his friend, old Mr.Otway.A fever of some kind.

He's all right again, I believe." "We have heard nothing of it.