I wonder whether Miss Hannay recognized herself in the disguise." "I should hope not, Doctor; if it all comes true there will be enough for her to bear without looking forward to that.

I should be glad if the detachment were ordered back to Cawnpore." "Well, I should not have thought that, Bathurst." "I know what you mean, Doctor, but it is for that reason I wish they were gone.

I believe now that you insisted on my coming down to spend those three days with you at Cawnpore specially that I might meet her." "That is so, Bathurst.

I like her so much that I should be very sorry to see her throw herself away upon some empty headed fool.

I like her greatly, and I was convinced that you were just the man to make her happy, and as I knew that you had good prospects in England, I thought it would be a capital match for her, although you are but a young civilian; and I own that of late I have thought things were going on very well." "Perhaps it might have been so, Doctor, had it not been for this coming trouble, which, if our fears are realized, will entirely put an end even to the possibility of what you are talking about.