"I have had more practice with my French than for several years, and I take great delight in speaking the language.

I hope we shall meet again." "Thanks! Thanks! I am very sure that we shall meet again; and almost as sure that we shall meet fighting for the right," added the Frenchman.
"But I hope you will be a passenger on board of the Dornoch, as you suggested to me a little while ago.

I will give you a good stateroom, though I cannot absolutely promise to take you to the port of our destination, for accidents may happen in the midst of the blockaders." "If I can go with you, my dear Captain Rombold, I shall be on board of your ship by four to-morrow afternoon," replied the detective, as he took the hand of his new friend for the last time.
Christy had finished his lunch, and they left the hotel together.

The carriage in which they had come called for them at the appointed time, and they returned to Hamilton.

The conversation was continued in French, so that the driver was none the wiser for what he heard.