Then，withhisoldboyishenthusiasm，hesketchedaglowingpictureoftheirfuture:howtheywouldkeeptheDorntonpropertyintactuntilthecaptainwasfoundandcommunicatedwith；andhowtheywouldcautiouslycollectalltheinformationaccessibletofindhimuntilsuchtimeasRandolph’sfortuneswouldenablethembothtogoonavoyageofdiscoveryafterhim。Andinthemidstofthispropheticforecast，whichbroughtthemsocloselytogetherthatshewasenabledtoexaminehiswatchchain，shesaid，——
“IseeyouhavekeptCousinJack’sring。Didheeverseeit？“
“Hetoldmehehadgivenittoyouashislittlesweetheart，andthathe“——
Therewasasingularpausehere。
“HeneverdidTHAT——atleast，notinthatway！“saidSybilEversleigh。