The chamber from which he came, in an hour devoted to sleep, was hers.

For what end could a visit like this be paid?
A parent may visit his child at all seasons, without a crime.

On seeing me, methought his features indicated more than surprise.

A keen interpreter would be apt to suspect a consciousness of wrong.

What if this woman be not his child! How shall their relationship be ascertained ?" I was summoned at the customary hour to breakfast.