I wish you could understand how glad I am you should come forth from it with so much credit.

You may not quite see how, but it is a little of a service to myself.

For had our friend here been more successful than I was last night, it might have appeared that he was a better judge of men than I; it might have appeared we were altogether in the wrong situations, Mr.Symon and myself.

And I know our friend Symon to be ambitious," says he, striking lightly on Fraser's shoulder.

"As for this stage play, it is over; my sentiments are very much engaged in your behalf; and whatever issue we can find to this unfortunate affair, I shall make it my business to see it is adopted with tenderness to you." These were very good words, and I could see besides that there was little love, and perhaps a spice of genuine ill-will, between those two who were opposed to me.