Captain Stanwick tells me that he and his friend have come to a separation already. I fear you are the cause of it. Mr. Varleigh has left the hotel at which he was staying with the Captain, in consequence of a disagreement between them this morning. You were not aware of that when you accepted his invitation. Shall I write an excuse for you? We must, at least, put off the visit, my dear, until you have set yourself right with Captain Stanwick."I began to feel a little alarmed, but I was too obstinate to yield without a struggle. "Give me time to think over it," Isaid. "To write an excuse seems like acknowledging the Captain's authority. Let us wait till to-morrow morning."IV.
THE morning brought with it another visit from Captain Stanwick.
This time my aunt was present. He looked at her without speaking, and turned to me, with his fiery temper showing itself already in his eyes.
"I have a word to say to you in private," he began.
