Her visitor received this announcement at first in silence, but at last said: "I＇m glad he＇s disappointed."
"Well then, as you have companions in misfortune,make the best of it."
"I don＇t call him a companion," said Casper grimly.
"Why not—since I declined his offer absolutely?"
"That doesn＇t make him my companion. Besides,he＇s an Englishman."
"And pray isn＇t an Englishman a human being?" Isabel asked.
"Oh, those people? They＇re not of my humanity, and I don＇t care what becomes of them."
