"Yes," he said deliberately.
"Yes,--if you call it breaking with a man to have grown away from him.
If he served me once--yes, and greatly!--have I not worked for him since, hand and foot?
We are quits, I think.

I shall not cease to esteem him." Mocket breathed hard with excitement.

"You haven't been natural for a long time--but I didn't know 't was this--" "I am being natural now," said Rand somewhat sternly.

"I've told you, Tom, and now let it alone.

Least said is soonest mended." "But--but--" stammered the scamp, "are you going over to the other camp ?" Rand did not at once answer.