lightly grasped a chair at his side
it seemed about to be turned into a
weapon.

"The old thing once called satis-
faction," he continued, "is something
one can no longer either ask or offer,
in any form. He can neither rail, nor
strike, nor spellbind, nor challenge,
nor lampoon, nor prosecute."

"Nearly as helpless as a clergy-
man," said Arthur.

"Almost," replied the visitor.
"No, there is no more satisfaction in
any of those things, for him, than if
he were all a clergyman is sup-
posed to be. There is none even in
saying this, to you, here, now, and I'm
not here to say it. Neither am I here
to vindicate myself -- no, nor yet Isabel
-- with professions or arguments to

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