Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ‘ I say, look yonder at whom Tyndall is bringing with him: that fellow Adair is coming with us, it seems.’ ‘The devil seize him !’ muttered Allardyce between his teeth, while he waived his thin white hand in sign of welcome to the coming pair. ‘ Then we shall have to be doubly careful, or he will spoil sport.’ CHAPTER III. ‘what is My Thought Like? WlIY, Mr. Adair, I thought you were never late !’ pouted Helen from the window. ‘ I have learned your virtues from Arthur, but I fear I shall have to learn your imperfections fiom vour- self.’ 11 was not a graceful speech, though the fair speaker did not mean it ungraceful!)‘. She was a little annoyed, as some young ladies are apt to be in such cases, with her lover’s constant praises of his old friend: she had been aware that his opinion of her had been asked of him by Arthur, and though, of course, it had been a favourable one (as how could it have been otherwise, since the engagement had been already effected?) she resented the fact; and she objected to be kept waiting by anybody. ’ My dear young lady, ‘ said Jack Adair, holding up a fish- basket and displaying its contents, 'these lobsters are my excuse, and, as you see, they blush for me. I was here at six o'clock, but went back for them to the faithless fishmonger’s, who had promised them at that hour. The house was closed; and call me no recreant knight, since, for your sweet sake, I have broken, not a lance, indeed, but his chamber window.’ ‘ Adair is always right, Miss Somers; have you not learr.ccl that yet ?’ said Allardyce in a low voice, and with a smile that might be good-natured or not, as she chose to take it. ‘ Hallo !’ cried Tyndall, leaping lightly into the barge; ‘ so the real recreants have turned up at last. I suppose they have introduced …
