You must allow that Waife may have been a good actor: you became quite excited merely at his attitude and bow.

Natural, therefore, that he should have been invited to try his chance on the London stage; not improbable that he may have met with an accident by the train, and so lost his chance forever; natural, then, that he should press into service his poor little grandchild, natural, also, that, hardly treated and his pride hurt, he should wish to escape." VANCE.--"And more natural than all that he should want to extract from our pockets three pounds, the Bandit! No, Lionel, I tell you what is not probable, that he should have disposed of that clever child to a vagabond like Rugge: she plays admirably.

The manager who was to have engaged him would have engaged her if he had seen her.

I am puzzled." LIONEL.--"True, she is an extraordinary child.

I cannot say how she has interested me." He took out his purse, and began counting its contents.
"I have nearly three pounds left," he cried joyously.