essed him. Taking a turn or two in the room, he waited--so
Harry thought--expecting Miss Deborah to come down-stairs and invite him
to accompany them. Lucy, suspecting his purpose, took Harry's arm and
whispered, "Let us go down to the carriage."

Miss Deborah, happening to look out of her window, saw them get in, and
being just then ready, she joined them without going into the
drawing-room. Lucy, with much presence of mind, just before the
carriage drove off, desired the servant, in a low voice which her aunt
did not hear, to see Captain Roderick out of the house.

Whatever Captain Roderick might before have supposed, he now discovered
to a certainty that Harry Bracewell was his rival. When I heard the
account just given, believing that the mate was right in his suspicions,
I felt sure that, should he have an opportunity, he would revenge
himself on my friend. I told Harry all I could to warn him. I said
that I believed Captain Roderick was a bad, unprincipled man, whom no
fear of consequences or any right feeling would restrain from committing
an act of violence if he thought that it would further his object.

Harry merely laughed, and observed, "When he finds that he has no chance
of cutting me out he'll take himself off. I should think his brother,
who is so strict and correct in his conduct, would be very glad to get
him away from Liverpool."

Knowing what dreadful deeds had been done by men of ill-regulated minds
influenced by jealousy, I felt seriously anxious about Harry, lest
Captain Roderick should find means to revenge himself. Had I been able
to explain the cause of the dread I had of him I might have convinced
Harry of his danger, and induced him to be careful when going abroad at
night; but I could only tell him that I suspected the man, and that I
did not like him: Harry, however, though he had a true regard for me,
either thought that I was mistaken or needlessly alarmed.

Sometimes I thought of telling my fears to Mr Trunnion, and asking
permission from him to warn Harry Bracewell; but I knew that he would
feel highly offended were I to speak on the subject to him. I
therefore, whenever Harry went out, made some excuse for accompanying
him, especially when he went to Mr Crank's house. On those occasions,
instead of going in, I used to walk about in the neighbourhood, or sit
down in an archway where the dark shadow concealed me from the view of
passers-by. On two different evenings I saw