Striding over his prostrate body with a contemptuous air, Jack quitted the place.
When he reached home he found Harvey in the hall.
"I was waiting for you, Jack," he said. "Had any luck?"
"None at all."
"Couldn't you persuade the lady that you were better than that fellow Maltravers?"
"No. She would obey her mother."
"Never mind. There are as good fish in the sea, as ever."
[CHAPTER XVIII.]
THE BRIDAL.