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He
had
scarcely
been
married
three
months
,
and
his
bride
was
Miss
Helena
Tuffnell
,
the
daughter
of
William
Tuffnell
,
the
great
traveler
,
one
of
the
many
victims
of
geographical
science
and
of
the
passion
for
discovery
.
Miss
Helena
did
not
belong
to
a
noble
family
,
but
she
was
Scotch
,
and
that
was
better
than
all
nobility
in
the
eyes
of
Lord
Glenarvan
;
and
she
was
,
moreover
,
a
charming
,
high-souled
,
religious
young
woman
.
Lord
Glenarvan
did
not
forget
that
his
wife
was
the
daughter
of
a
great
traveler
,
and
he
thought
it
likely
that
she
would
inherit
her
father
's
predilections
.
He
had
the
Duncan
built
expressly
that
he
might
take
his
bride
to
the
most
beautiful
lands
in
the
world
,
and
complete
their
honeymoon
by
sailing
up
the
Mediterranean
,
and
through
the
clustering
islands
of
the
Archipelago
.
However
,
Lord
Glenarvan
had
gone
now
to
London
.
The
lives
of
the
shipwrecked
men
were
at
stake
,
and
Lady
Helena
was
too
much
concerned
herself
about
them
to
grudge
her
husband
's
temporary
absence
.
A
telegram
next
day
gave
hope
of
his
speedy
return
,
but
in
the
evening
a
letter
apprised
her
of
the
difficulties
his
proposition
had
met
with
,
and
the
morning
after
brought
another
,
in
which
he
openly
expressed
his
dissatisfaction
with
the
Admiralty
.
Lady
Helena
began
to
get
anxious
as
the
day
wore
on
.
In
the
evening
,
when
she
was
sitting
alone
in
her
room
,
Mr.
Halbert
,
the
house
steward
,
came
in
and
asked
if
she
would
see
a
young
girl
and
boy
that
wanted
to
speak
to
Lord
Glenarvan
.
"
Some
of
the
country
people
?
"
asked
Lady
Helena
.
"
No
,
madame
,
"
replied
the
steward
,
"
I
do
not
know
them
at
all
.
They
came
by
rail
to
Balloch
,
and
walked
the
rest
of
the
way
to
Luss
.
"
"
Tell
them
to
come
up
,
Halbert
.
"
In
a
few
minutes
a
girl
and
boy
were
shown
in
.
They
were
evidently
brother
and
sister
,
for
the
resemblance
was
unmistakable
.
The
girl
was
about
sixteen
years
of
age
;
her
tired
pretty
face
,
and
sorrowful
eyes
,
and
resigned
but
courageous
look
,
as
well
as
her
neat
though
poor
attire
,
made
a
favorable
impression
.
The
boy
she
held
by
the
hand
was
about
twelve
,
but
his
face
expressed
such
determination
,
that
he
appeared
quite
his
sister
's
protector
.
The
girl
seemed
too
shy
to
utter
a
word
at
first
,
but
Lady
Helena
quickly
relieved
her
embarrassment
by
saying
,
with
an
encouraging
smile
:
"
You
wish
to
speak
to
me
,
I
think
?
"
