”Ifshesopromises。Butwillyouexactthisfromher?Itsurelycannotbenecessaryformetosaythatyourpresencewilladdinfinitelytothedifficultyofhertask。””YetitisadutyIcannotshirk。Iwillconsultthedoctoraboutit。IwillmakehimseethatIbothunderstandandshallinsistuponmyrightsinthismatter。ButyoumaytellMissDoristhatIwillsitoutofsight，andthatIshallnotobtrudemyselfunlessmynameisbroughtupinanundesirableway。”
Thehandonthedoor-knobmadeasuddenmovement。”Mr。Brotherson，Icanbearnomoreto-night。Withyourpermission，Iwillleavethisquestiontobesettledbyothers。”Andwitharepetitionofhisformerbow，thebereavedfatherwithdrew。
Orlandowatchedhimtillthedoorclosed，thenhetoodroppedhismask。
Butitwasonagain，wheninalittlewhilehepassedthroughthesitting-roomonhiswayupstairs。
Nootherdayinhiswholelifehadbeenlikethistothehardyinventor；forinitbothhisheartandhisconsciencehadbeenawakened，anduptothishourhehadnotreallyknownthathepossessedeither。