It startled me so much that I was thunder-struck, and stood there with my hat off after they had passed me for some time." "You said nothing about that, old chap.

Who the deuce could she have been ?" "No, I said nothing about it.

As I cantered off I began to think that it was only a fancy of mine, and finally I was sure of it, and laughed it off.

For, you must know, the lady's face looked astonishingly like a certain face that I don't particularly care to see--certainly not in such close connection with Minnie.

But, you see, I thought it might have been my fancy, so that I finally shook off the feeling, and said nothing to you about it." Dacres paused here, rubbed his hand violently over his hair at the place where the scar was, and then, frowning heavily, resumed: "Well, this afternoon I called again.