a little station. The conductor came running toward me
excitedly.

"'Is the young lady in the car?' he asked.

"'No. For Heaven's sake, what have you heard?'I cried.

"'Then she has been left at O----,' he exclaimed, and used some
very extraordinary American words.

"I then informed him that he should run back for you, first
learning that you were alive and well. He said he would be
damned if he would--pardon the word, ladies. He was very angry,
and said he would give orders to go ahead, but I told him I would
demand restitution of his government. He laughed in my face, and
then I became shamelessly angry. I said to him:

"'Sir, I shall call you down--not out, as you have said--and I
shall run you through the mill.'

"That was good American talk, sir, was it not, Mr. Lorry? I
wanted him to understand me, so I tried to use your very best
language. Some gentlemen who are traveling on this train and
some very excellent ladies also joined in the demand that the
train be held. His despatch from O---- said that you, Mr. Lorry,
insisted on having it held for twenty minutes. The conductor
insulted you, sir, by saying that you had more--ah, what is it?
--gall than any idiot he had ever seen. When he said that,
although I did not fully understand that it was a reflection on
you, so ignorant am I of your language, I took occasion to tell