"I would most earnestly advise you to see her," pleaded Arthur Lovell; "if she goes away in her present frame of mind, she may spread a horrible scandal against you. Your refusing to see her will confirm the suspicions which——"
"What!" cried Henry Dunbar; "does she dare to suspect me?"
"I fear so."
"Has she said as much?"
"Not in actual words. But her manner betrayed her suspicions. You must not wonder if this girl is unreasonable. Her father's miserable fate must have been a terrible blow to her."
"Did you offer her money?"
"I did."
"And she——"
"She refused it."
Mr. Dunbar winced, as if the announcement of the girl's refusal had stung him to the quick.