control the naval
affairs, and offer the Arrow as a hired vessel. You know all her
qualities so well, and have kept her accounts so long, that you will
be able to furnish them with all necessary information. I should wish
Captain Levee to go with you, and, if you possibly can, make it a
condition that he is taken into the king's service, and appointed the
captain of her."

"I will do so with pleasure," replied I.

"One more favour I have to beg, Mr. Elrington. When I so foolishly
quarrelled with you, you left a bag of money, to which you were fully
entitled from your good services, upon the table in the inner room. I
trust now that you will not mortify me by refusing it, or I shall
think that you have not really forgiven me."

I bowed assent.

"I thank you, Mr. Elrington--thank you very much. Now I shall soon get
well. To-morrow, perhaps, you will have the kindness to come and see
me again. I feel rather overcome at present. Remember me kindly to
Philip. Good-bye for to-day," said Mr. Trevannion, holding out his
emaciated hand. "God bless you."

I took his hand and quitted the room, shutting the door softly. Mr.
Trevannion was quite alone when I was with him. Humphrey, the porter,
had shown me up-stairs to the room.

Anxious as I was to see Miss Trevannion, I did not venture into the
sitting-room, but passed the door and went down-stairs; when I was
going out of the street door, Humphrey followed me, and said Miss
Trevannion wished to see me. I went back again with a beating heart, a
sensation I had not felt before, when about to go into her presence.
She was standing by the table.

"Mr. Elrington," said she, as I bowed upon entering, "I did not think
that you could carry your resentment against me so far as to leave the
house without asking to see me; but if you do not wish to see me, 'tis
a duty I owe to myself to wish to see you, if only for a moment, that
I may beg your pardon for my conduct towards you when we last parted.
I have suffered much since that, Mr. Elrington; do not make me suffer
more by continuing your resentment. Recollect I am but a weak woman,
and must not be judged so severely as one of your own sex."

"I have nothing to pardon that I am aware of, Miss Trevannion,"
replied I; "I did not intrude upon you just now, because being no
longer an inmate of the house, and not having parted with you in
complete amity, I thought it would be presumptuous in me so to do."

"You are very generous,