Most of them had heard of his quadroon connection, and some supposed that the veiled mourners might be his daughters; but such things were too common to excite remark, or to awaken much interest.

The girls passed almost unnoticed; having, out of respect to the wishes of their friend, stifled their sobs till they were alone in the carriage with her and their old music-teacher.
The conviction that he was not destined to long life, which Mr.Royal had expressed to Alfred King, was founded on the opinion of physicians that his heart was diseased.

This furnished an additional motive for closing his business as soon as possible, and taking his children to France.

But the failure of several houses with which he was connected brought unexpected entanglements.

Month by month, these became more complicated, and necessarily delayed the intended emigration.