She loves you." "I never heard of such a thing in my life," said Jane.

"Never!" "He is certainly a most unaccountable man," said Sir Charles.
"I am glad, for my own sake, that he is not so black as he is painted," said Agatha.

"You may believe every word of it, Mr.Erskine.Be sure to do as he tells you.

He is quite certain to be right." "Pooh!" said Erskine, crumpling the telegram and thrusting it into his pocket as if it were not worth a second thought.

Presently he slipped away, and did not reappear.