Now, Lady Miriam, is your curiosity satisfied about Caleb ?" "Oh," she said, "it cannot be, it must not be! The man had struck him and he did but return a blow for a blow." "An arrow for a blow, you mean; the point of a spear for the push of its handle.

But, Lady Miriam, you seem to be very deep in the confidence of Caleb.

How do you come to know all this ?" "I don't know, I only guess.

I daresay, nay, I am sure, that Caleb is quite innocent." "Why do you take such an interest in Caleb ?" asked Marcus suspiciously.
"Because he was my friend and playmate from childhood." "Umph," he answered, "a strange couple--a dove and a raven.

Well, I am glad that you did not catch his temper, or you would be more dangerous even than you are.