What's the matter?
Seems to me you look rather under the weather." Ellery answered that he was all right and, remembering that he had not met the captain since old Hammond's death, briefly expressed his sympathy.

His words were perfunctory and his manner cold.

His reason told him that this man was not to blame--was rather to be pitied, if Keziah's tale was true.

Yet it is hard to pity the one who is to marry the girl you love.

Reason has little to do with such matters.
"Well, Mr.Ellery," said Captain Nat, "I won't keep you.