I was half inclined to waken you, but thought that my presence in your chamber at that hour of the night would only increase your uneasiness.

The sound of my steps in the passage, I have no doubt, was the immediate cause of your dream." This was a masterly stroke, and those who knew Robert Moncton in a moment would recognize the man.

The adroitness with which he mingled truth with falsehood, almost made me doubt the evidence of my senses, and to fancy that the events of the past night were a mental delusion.
"Did you find the papers you wanted, Sir ?" His eye flashed, and his lip curled.

"What business is that of yours, Sir?
I don't allow an impertinent boy to pry into my private affairs." "My question was one of idle curiosity." "Even as such, never dare to repeat it." I was struck dumb, and concluded my breakfast without speaking to him again.

When the tea equipage was removed, I rose to leave the room, but he motioned me to remain.
His anger had passed away, and his really handsome face wore a more agreeable expression than usual.
"Sit down, Geoffrey.