ome to me from
the railway, and had not thought yet of where she was to live. At last
I was able to be of some use to her. My senior clerk took care of Miss
Westerfield, and left her among respectable people, in whose house she
could live cheaply and safely. Where that house is, I refuse (for her
sake) to tell you. She shall not be disturbed.

"After a week had passed I received a visit from my good friend, Randal
Linley.

"He had on that day seen Miss Westerfield. She had said to him what she
had said to me, and had repeated the request which I thought it unwise
to grant; owning to your brother, however, the motives which she had
refused to confide to me. He was so strongly impressed by the sacrifice
of herself which this penitent woman had made, that he was at first
disposed to trust her with Mrs. Norman's address.

"Reflection, however, convinced him that her motives, pure and
disinterested as they undoubtedly were, did not justify him in letting
her expose herself to the consequences which might follow the proposed
interview. All that he engaged to do was to repeat to Mrs. Norman what
Miss Westerfield had said, and to inform the young lady of the result.

"In the intervals of business, I had felt some uneasiness when I thought
of Miss Westerfield's prospects. Your good brother at once set all
anxiety on this subject at rest.

"He proposed to place Miss Westerfield under the care of an old and dear
friend of her late father--Captain Bennydeck. Her voluntary separation
from you offered to your brother, and to the Captain, the opportunity
for which they had both been waiting. Captain Bennydeck was then
cruising at sea in his yacht. Immediately on his return, Miss
Westerfield's inclination would be consulted, and she would no doubt
eagerly embrace the opportunity of being introduced to her father's
friend.

"I have now communicated all that I know, in reply to the questions
which you have addressed to me. Let me earnestly advise you to make the
one reparation to this poor girl which is in your power. Resign yourself
to a separation which is not only for her good, but for yours.--SAMUEL
SARRAZIN."

Chapter XXXIX. Listen to Reason.

Not having heard from Captain Bennydeck for some little time, Randal
thought it desirable in Sydney's interests to make inquiries at his
club. Nothing was known of the Captain's movements there. On the chance
of getting the information that he wanted, Randal wrote to the hote