Perhaps persecutions is too harsh a word, as Braddock was kind enough to the girl.

Nevertheless, he was pertinacious in gaining his aims where his pet hobby was concerned, and undoubtedly, could he see any chance of obtaining the money from Random by selling his step-daughter, he would do so.

Assuredly it was dishonorable to act in this way, but the Professor was a scientific Jesuit, and deemed that the end justified the means, when any glory to himself and gain to the British Museum was in question.
"But I may be doing him an injustice," said Archie, when he was explaining his fears to Miss Kendal on the third day after the dinner party.

"After all, the Professor is a gentleman, and will probably hold to the bargain which he has made." "I don't care whether he does or not," cried Lucy, who had a fine color and a certain amount of fire in her eyes.

"I am not going to be bought and sold to forward these nasty scientific schemes.