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Little by little he began to coretfully requested by the governors of the Lenox Club for reasons unassigned

The shock of the thing ca after the flash of the explosion Well, the affair, bad enough at first, was turning worse, that was all How much of that sort of discredit could a man stand and keep his balance? … And ould his , the blow had fallen with a deadened force on nerves already numbed; but his half-stupefied acquiescence had suddenly become a painful recoil when he rerace would fall--where the centre of suffering rief concentrated Roused, appalled, alinning to realise what it would mean to his mother A passion of remorse and resentment swept him She must be spared that! There must be some way--soh him! It icked, it was conteovernors of the Lenox about--a lot of snivelling hypocrites, pandering to the horrified snobbery at the Patroons! Who were they, anyway, to discipline hi the ment on a Siward!

But that te hi at the letter crushed in his shaking hand

He --so?

He sprang to the door and opened it Quarrier, passing the corridor, turned an expressionless visage toward him, and passed on with a nod almost imperceptible

"Quarrier!" he called, swept by a sudden iive me a moment--here in my room? I won't detain you"

The faint trace of surprise faded from Quarrier's face; he quietly retraced his steps, and, entering Siward's roo its pallid tenant

"Will you sit down a moment?"

Quarrier seated himself in the arm-chair by the , and Siward found a chair opposite

"Quarrier," said the youngera tenselyI'll not mince matters You know that the Patroons have dropped me, and you knohat for"

"Yes, I know"

"When I was called before the Board of Governors to explain theon that Board"