He did not yield, but he promised to reflect, and inform Mainwaring, by a line, in the evening.

Finding this was all he could effect, the young man at last suffered him to leave the house, and Fielden hastened to take counsel of Dalibard; that wily persuader soon reasoned away Mr.Fielden's last faint objection.

It now only remained to procure Susan's assent to the interview, and to arrange that it should be undisturbed.

Mr.Fielden should take out the children the next morning.

Dalibard volunteered to contrive the absence of Lucretia at the hour appointed.