leam_, the commander of which had just been invalided
home. Adair's heart bounded as if a load had been taken off it.
Without loss of time he went on board his new command. His natural wish
was now to do something by which he might gain credit.

"Let me advise you, my dear fellow," said Murray, who paid him a visit
on board, "not to trouble yourself about that, but just go straight
forward and do your duty, and you'll gain all the credit you can desire
in doing that."

Terence followed his friend's advice, and was warmly complimented by the
admiral for his zeal and activity in carrying out the orders he had
received, although he had done nothing to fill a page in history.

The _Tornado_ was lying in the Golden Horn, having made her last trip to
the Crimea, when a caique came alongside, an old gentleman in somewhat
quaint costume seated in the stern. Green, who happened to be near the
gangway, on looking down recognised his old German friend, Herr Groben.
"Glad to see you," he exclaimed, as he ran down to help him up the
accommodation ladder.

"Ah, my friend Green, I am delighted to see you," answered Herr Groben,
shaking his hand warmly with both of his. "I come on a very delicate
and important matter, and you can help me greatly."

"Very glad to help you to do anything you wish," answered Green,
"provided it doesn't amount to treason or petty larceny."

"Ah, no, my friend, this is no treason," answered the old tutor, looking
over his shoulder as if he expected to see a Russian spy there; "it
relates entirely to another sort of affair. You know that Mr Higson,
the first lieutenant of this ship, fell in love with the eldest sister
of my pupils; and, to confess to you the truth, the young lady fell in
love with him, and she has been expecting now that the dreadful war is
over that he would go back and claim her hand."

"So I suppose he intends doing when the ship is paid off; but, till
then, he is not his own master, and he could not get away however much
he might wish it," answered Green.

"Ah, Mademoiselle Ivanowna does not understand that sort of thing, and
began so to pine and fret that she became very ill indeed; and, seeing
her state, I volunteered to come to Constantinople, where I heard your
ship was likely to be found, to bear a message to Lieutenant Higson; and
I have been greatly anxious till I got on board lest the ship should
have sailed away. Where is your first lieutenant, that I may deliver