Part of his vanity is to deceive those eyes and be what he is under the mask he wears; and to do that one must be the very master of caution.

That is Quarrier's vanity.

To conceal, is his monomania." "I cannot see how you draw that conclusion." "Siward, he is a bad man, and crafty--every inch of him." "Oh, come, now! Only characters in fiction have no saving qualities.

You never heard of anybody in real life being entirely bad." "No, I didn't; and Quarrier isn't.

For example, he is kind to valuable animals--I mean, his own." "Good to animals! The bad man's invariable characteristic!" laughed Siward.