"What means this awful change?" demanded Mrs Wyllys, with a lip that quivered, and a cheek which, notwithstanding the extraordinary power she possessed over her feelings, was blanched to the colour of death.

"And what is then to be done?" demanded the governess, casting a glance of bitter distress towards the pallid and attentive Gertrude.

she at length demanded of the seemingly insensible object of her concern.

Surely you are not weak enough to suffer resentment against such beings to goad you to an act of madness?" "Do I seem mad?" demanded Wilder.

"Is there hope?" demanded the governess, who was watching the change of his working countenance, with an attention that never swerved.

"Is Captain Heidegger, then, long of your acquaintance?" she demanded.

" "Are, then, seamen thus averse to the view of regions where so many millions of their fellow creatures find pleasure in dwelling?" demanded Gertrude, (to whom he more particularly addressed his words), with a frankness that would, in itself, have sufficiently proved no glimmerings of his real character had ever dawned on her own spotless and unsuspicious mind.

he demanded, after a pause, which neither seemed in any hurry to break.

Could I hope" "What would you say?" calmly demanded the Rover, after waiting sufficiently long to be sure his companion hesitated to continue.

" "Is he then a stranger to you?" demanded Gertrude with the quickness of thought.

"And the ship?" deeply demanded the Rover.

"By whose order have you dared to loosen the sail?" demanded the Rover.

the still stern and angry leader demanded of the offender.

at length his Commander abruptly demanded.

" "And who is the seaman at his elbow, that apparently is occupied in divesting his person of some superfluous garments?" demanded Wilder, irresistibly attracted, by the manner of the Rover, to pursue the subject.

Then, looking him full and intently in the eye, he demanded, "You are certain that you know yon vessel, Mr Wilder?" "Certain," was the calm reply.

" "What is that flag?" demanded a mild but firm voice, at his elbow.

Laying a hand lightly on the shoulder of the boy, whose form was placed somewhat obtrusively in his way, he demanded, a little sternly.

he demanded.

'But what's his game?' demanded Roy.

'What's up now?' demanded Roy.

'What's up?' demanded Roy eagerly of Ken, and when Ken had quickly explained, the big New Zealander's face fairly glowed with delight.

the speaker demanded suspiciously.

he demanded savagely.

cried Ken in high delight. 'Try what?' demanded Roy.