"The long and the short of it is that you must not see him any more." "Did you tell him so ?" "Yes;--well; I don't know whether I said exactly that, but I told him that the whole thing must come to an end.

And it must.

Luckily it seems that nothing has been said on either side." "But, papa--; is there to be no reason ?" "Haven't I given reasons?
I will not have my daughter encourage an adventurer,--a man of whom nobody knows anything.

That is reason sufficient." "He has a business, and he lives with gentlemen.

He is Everett's friend.