“Youmustnotthinkmeinquisitive，madame，“Ireplied；“but，ifGradenissodangerousaplace，youyourselfperhapsremainhereatsomerisk。“
Sheonlylookedatmereproachfully。
“Youandyourfather——“Iresumed；butsheinterruptedmealmostwithagasp。
“Myfather！Howdoyouknowthat？“shecried。
“Isawyoutogetherwhenyoulanded，“wasmyanswer；andIdonotknowwhy，butitseemedsatisfactorytobothofus，asindeeditwastruth。“But，“Icontinued，“youneedhavenofearfromme。I