But he says that--that he cannot settle anything about the property without having the papers.

I suppose that is true." "He has the rent of the other houses," said Balatka.
"Yes; but if the papers are his, he ought to have them." "Did he send for them ?" "No, father; he did not send." "And what made you go ?" "I am so of often going there.

He had spoken to me before about this.
He thinks you do not like him to come here, and you never go there yourself." After this there was a pause for a few minutes, and Nina was settling herself to her work.

Then the old man spoke again.
"Nina, I fear you see too much of Anton Trendellsohn." The words were the very words of Souchey; and Nina was sure that her father and the servant had been discussing her conduct.

It was no more than she had expected, but her father's words had come very quickly upon Souchey's speech to herself.