I shall consider myself quite free,--free to do as I please altogether; and you, of course, will be free also." "If you please, of course it must be so." "I do please, Fred." "And yesterday, then, is to go for nothing." "Not exactly.

It cannot go for nothing with me.

I told you too many of my secrets for that.

But nothing that was done or said yesterday is to be held as binding upon either of us." "And you made up your mind to that last night ?" "It is at any rate made up to that now.

Come,--I shall have to go without my breakfast if I do not eat it at once.