“Youhavehadverylittleexperienceoftheworld，“proceededSirPatrick。“Andyouhavejustacknowledgedthatyouhavehadreasontodistrustyourexperienceofyourfriend。Areyouquitesurethatyouareactingwiselyinkeepinghissecretfrom_me？_Areyouquitesurethatyouwillnotrepentthecourseyouaretakingto-night？“Helaidamarkedemphasisonthoselastwords。“Think，Arnold，“headded，kindly。“Thinkbeforeyouanswer。“
“Ifeelboundinhonortokeephissecret，“saidArnold。“Nothinkingcanalterthat。“
SirPatrickrose，andbroughttheinterviewtoanend。
“Thereisnothingmoretobesaid。“WiththosewordshegaveArnoldhishand，and，pressingitcordially，wishedhimgood-night。
Goingoutintothehall，ArnoldfoundBlanchealone，lookingatthebarometer。