That is the thing above all others to be avoided." "Yes, I see that, sir; and yet it seems hard that he should go off unpunished again." "He would not go unpunished, you may be sure," Frank said, grimly; "for if the fellow ever showed his face in London again, I would thrash him to within an inch of his life.

However, sure as I feel, it is possible that I am mistaken.

Miss Greendale is known to be an only daughter, and an heiress, and some other impecunious scamp may have conceived the idea of making a bold stroke for her fortune.

It is not likely, but it is possible." Until morning broke, the two men paced the deck together.

Scarcely a word was spoken.