I don't wish their arrival to be noised abroad yet." "Poor girl!" "Yes, she has suffered terribly." "And you wish her to be present at the drawing, though the ticket her betrothed bequeathed to her is no longer in her possession ?" "It is not my wish, Monsieur Benett, but that of Ole Kamp, and I say to you as I have said to others, Ole Kamp's last wishes would be obeyed." "Unquestionably.

What you do is not only right, but always for the best, professor." "You are flattering me now, dear Monsieur Benett." "Not at all.

But it was a lucky day for them when the Hansen family made your acquaintance." "Nonsense! it was a much more fortunate thing for me that they crossed my path." "I see that you have the same kind heart still." "Well, as one is obliged to have a heart it is best to have a good one, isn't it ?" retorted the professor, with a genial smile.

"But you needn't suppose that I came here merely in search of compliments," he continued.

"It was for an entirely different object, I assure you." "Believe me, I am quite at your service." "You are aware, I suppose, that but for the timely intervention of Joel and Hulda Hansen, the Rjukanfos would never have yielded me up alive, and I should not have the pleasure of seeing you to-day ?" "Yes, yes, I know," replied Mr.Benett.