“Yes，Mr。Northmour，“returnedClara，withgreatspirit；“butthatiswhatyouwillneverdo。Youmadeabargainthatwasunworthyofagentleman；butyouareagentlemanforallthat，andyouwillneverdesertamanwhomyouhavebeguntohelp。“
“Aha！“saidhe。“YouthinkIwillgivemyyachtfornothing？YouthinkIwillriskmylifeandlibertyforloveoftheoldgentleman；andthen，Isuppose，hebestmanatthewedding，towindup？Well，“headded，withanoddsmile，“perhapsyouarenotaltogetherwrong。ButaskCassilishere。HEknowsme。AmIamantotrust？AmIsafeandscrupulous？AmIkind？“
“Iknowyoutalkagreatdeal，andsometimes，Ithink，veryfoolishly，“repliedClara，“butIknowyouareagentleman，andI
amnottheleastafraid。“
Helookedatherwithapeculiarapprovalandadmiration；then，turningtome，“DoyouthinkIwouldgiveherupwithoutastruggle，Frank？“saidhe。“Itellyouplainly，youlookout。Thenexttimewecometoblows——“