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Such things had happened . Her chief security was in this , -- that Cheesacre had known the man for many years , and would certainly have told anything against him that he did know . Under all these circumstances , she could not quite make up her mind either for or against Captain Bellfield . Between nine and ten in the evening , an hour or so after Mr. Cheesacre had left her , Jeannette brought to her some arrowroot with a little sherry in it . She usually dined early , and it was her habit to take a light repast before she retired for the night . `` Jeannette , '' she said , as she stirred the lumps of white sugar in the bowl , `` I 'm afraid those two gentlemen have quarrelled . '' `` Oh , laws , ma'am , in course they have !