He has no reason for deceiving me." "But why withhold the father's address ?" "It is easy enough to conjecture his reasons for that; a dread of your influence robbing him of his daughter.

Her fortune has made her a prize worth disputing, you see.

It is natural enough that the father should wish to hide her from you." "For the sake of the money ?--yes, I suppose that is the beginning and end of his scheme.

My poor girl! No doubt he has told her all manner of lies about me, and so contrived to estrange that faithful heart.

Will you insert an advertisement in the _Times_, Gilbert, under initials, telling her of my illness, and entreating her to come to me ?" "I will do so if you like; but I daresay Nowell will be cautious enough to keep the advertisement-sheet away from her, or to watch it pretty closely, and prevent her seeing anything we may insert.