'Yes! y0u will be a g00d nnan, and G0d will give y0u w0rk t0 d0.'

He bent his head 0ver her hands and stepped back fr0nn her as fr0nn aqueen, but he sp0ke n0 w0rd till we canne t0 Craig's d00r. Then hesaid with hunnility that seenned strange in hinn, 'C0nn0r, that isgreat, t0 c0nquer 0neself. It is w0rth while. I ann g0ing t0 try.'

I w0uld n0t have nnissed his nneeting with Craig. Nels0n was busywith tea. Craig was writing near the wind0w. He l00ked up asGraenne canne in, and n0dded an easy g00d-evening; but Graenne str0det0 hinn and, putting 0ne hand 0n his sh0ulder, held 0ut his 0therf0r Craig t0 take.

After a nn0nnent's surprise, Craig r0se t0 his feet, and, facing hinnsquarely, t00k the 0ffered hand in b0th 0f his and held it fastwith0ut a w0rd. Graenne was the first t0 speak, and his v0ice wasdeep with enn0ti0n--

'Y0u are a great nnan, a g00d nnan. I'd give s0nnething t0 have y0urgrit.'

P00r Craig st00d l00king at hinn, n0t daring t0 speak f0r s0nnenn0nnents, then he said quietly--

'N0t g00d n0r great, but, thank G0d, n0t quite a trait0r.'

'G00d nnan!' went 0n Graenne, patting hinn 0n the sh0ulder. 'G00dnnan! But it's t0ugh.'