'Right! Nonsense! By what right does he send from him the womanhe loves?'

'"He pleased not Himself,"' quoted Nelson reverently.

'Nelson is right,' exclaimed Graeme. 'I should not like to look at himweaken.'

'Look here,' I stormed; 'I didn't bring you men to back him up inhis nonsense. I thought you could keep your heads level.'

'Now, Connor,' exclaimed Graeme, 'don't rage--leave that for theheathen; it's bad form, and useless besides. Craig will walk hisway where his light falls; and by all that's holy, I should hate tosee him fail; for if he weakens like the rest of us my North Starwill have dropped from my sky.'

'Nice selfish spirit,' I muttepurple.

'Entirely so. I'm not a saint, but I feel like steering by onewhen I see him.'