Mr Witt.to.ck, seeing that I was clum founclecl, at once followed up his ad vantage. ' I wish to make one obser vation before you go. You have inter fered most unwarrantably and imper tinently in the domestic arrangements of my family since you have been in the house, both in intruding yourself, upon the privacy of a young lady resident here, and in endeavouring to facilitate her escape from her natural guardians. Possibly, you may not be aware that the young lady in question is a dangerous lunatic, and that a de gree of wholesome restraint is abso lutely nccessaiy for her well-being and safety, though at times she may have apparently lunitPintervals. I have no doubt you were misled by the craft, peculiar to that sad affliction ; hence, I am disposed to make due allowance for your extraordinaiy conduct. Other wise-, I should feel justified in com municating the circumstances to your employer, which would probably result in no very agreeable consequences to yourself. I may add for your satis faction, that the young lady will shortly bo placed in a suitable estab lishment, where she will be properly cared for. I hope, however, as you are ' a young man, that a clue consideration of the extremely absurd manner in which you have acted, and the slight 1 inconveuience you have suffered ' — here, with a bland smile, he passed his hand significantly over the upper part of his face — ' may,. prove a warning to you to conduct yourself more discretely in future.' He looked me full in the face and waved his hand towards the door. How I repressed the fierce tempest of passion that inwardly shook me, I cannot tell. ' Sir,' I replied as calmly - as I was able, ' I am not in a position to doubt your word ; but ' ' But what V he angrily demanded. c I tell you, man, that I posted a cheque for the amount last evening, and that I expect a discharge and receipt by to morrow's post. Will that satisfy you V • ' Then no doubt, sir, the same post will bring me from my principal the usual release, without which I am not justified in deserting my post. 