He would think that if he could force Miss Greendale to marry him it would retrieve his fortune, and would, moreover, satisfy his vindictive spirit for the manner in which she had rejected him, and in addition give him another triumph over me." "That is it, sir.

I have no doubt that that is it.

But his yacht is not here--at least I have not seen her." "No, I am sure that she is not here; but I believe, for all that, that Miss Greendale must have been taken on board a yacht.

They never would have dared to land her in Cowes.

Of course, I made inquiries as a matter of form at the landing places, but as she knew the way to Dr.Maddison's, and as the streets were full of people at the time she landed, they could never have attempted to use violence, especially as she had her maid with her.