"I mentioned that I had asked an acquaintance of mine to take charge of him. I shall introduce you as that acquaintance."
"You intend then, Mr. Morton, that we shall take Niagara Falls on the way?" said James Cromwell.
"Yes; I think it will be a pleasant arrangement for you, no doubt, if you have never seen the Falls."
"No, I have never seen them."
"And besides, it will make the journey seem more plausible to Robert. He need not know until you get to your journey's end that he is not coming back."
"How shall it be communicated to him?"
"I think I will give you a letter to him which you can let him read when the proper time comes."
"When do you wish me to start?"
"As soon as possible—day after to-morrow. You can be ready, can you not?"