"So Kellogg's here, is he?" he remarked. "I suppose he came back to have another try at the Englishman. That'll be hard luck for Kellogg, because I think his lordship is about cleaned, ma'am."
"He came for no such purpose," declared Rosalind, half wondering why she was hastening to the defense of an impostor. "Mr. Kellogg has—reformed."
"Reformed? Was he— Hum! Well—was he one of us?"
Rosalind's cheeks flamed.
"He was a good-for-nothing idle gambler!" she explained.
"Oh!" said the boatman in a relieved tone. "He's turned over a new leaf, eh?"
"He's very much engrossed in his new work.
"What's he doing here, then?"
"His uncle sent for him."
Again the boatman appeared to reflect.