didn't wait for me."

"I had nothing else to do, sir," said Samuel.

"The truth is," continued the other, "I'm afraid I shan't be able to
do for you what I thought I could."

Samuel's heart went down into his boots.

"You see," said the professor a trifle embarrassed, "my sister wanted
a man to look after her place, but I found she had already engaged
some one."

There was a pause. Samuel simply stared.

"Of course, as the man is giving satisfaction--you see--it wouldn't do
for her to send him away."

And Samuel continued to stare, dumb with terror and dismay.

"I'm very sorry," said the other--"no need to tell you that. But I
don't know of any other place."

"But what am I to do?" burst out Samuel.

"It's really too bad," remarked the other.

And again there was a silence.

"Professor Stewart," said Samuel in a low voice, "what is a man to do