But notwithstanding this, and although he is my wife's brother, if I were you I would not choose him for a companion." "I am very much obliged to you, sir," Arnold answered, a little awkwardly.

"I shall bear in mind all that you have said.

You do not object, I presume, to my dining with him to-night ?" "I have no objection to anything you may do outside this building," Mr.Weatherley replied, "but as you are only a youngster, and you met the Count Sabatini at my house, I feel it only right to give you a word of warning.

I may be wrong.

One gets fancies sometimes, and there are some strange doings--not that they concern you, however," he added, hurriedly; "only you are a young man with your way to make in the world, and every chance of making it, I should think; but it won't do for you to get too many of Count Sabatini's ideas into your head if you are going to do any good at a wholesome, honest business like this." "I quite understand, sir," Arnold assented.