? ? ? ? "I am afraid she will be offended with me, sir," said Frank.
? ? ? ? "Oh, no; I will explain matters to her. Go on with your reading, Frank."
? ? ? ? At half-past nine, Mr. Wharton took out his watch.
? ? ? ? "It is getting late," he said. "I have no doubt you are tired and need rest."
? ? ? ? "I am not tired, sir."
? ? ? ? "I believe in going to bed early. I shall seldom keep you later than this. Do you think you can find your way out?"
? ? ? ? "Yes, sir. When shall I come to-morrow evening?"
? ? ? ? "A little before eight."
? ? ? ? "I will be punctual."
? ? ? ? Jasper was waiting for him, not wholly without anxiety, for it was very unusual for Frank to be late.
? ? ? ? "Well, Frank!" he exclaimed; "this is a pretty time for you to come home. I began to think you had got into trouble. I was just going around to the nearest station house in search of you."
? ? ? ? "I was in quite a different place, Jasper.
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