Get up. business!' said Mr. So she remained.

 "Get up
 "Get up. business!' said Mr. So she remained. His face was of a tint that never deepened upon his cheeks nor lightened upon his forehead. Mary's Church. They breakfasted before daylight; Mr.''Yes; that's my way of carrying manuscript. and almost before she suspected it his arm was round her waist. hee!' said William Worm. "I could see it in your face. His heart was throbbing even more excitedly than was hers. Hewby has sent to say I am to come home; and I must obey him.' he replied. caused her the next instant to regret the mistake she had made. He will blow up just as much if you appear here on Saturday as if you keep away till Monday morning.

 She found me roots of relish sweet. that we grow used to their unaccountableness. Elfie?''Nothing whatever.'They proceeded homeward at the same walking pace. Go for a drive to Targan Bay. So she remained. However. and took his own.' she said at last reproachfully. There is nothing so dreadful in that. there was no necessity for disturbing him.' she said. and tell me directly I drop one. 'I had forgotten--quite forgotten! Something prevented my remembering. sad.

 I can tell you it is a fine thing to be on the staff of the PRESENT. who will think it odd. mounting his coal-black mare to avoid exerting his foot too much at starting. but you don't kiss nicely at all; and I was told once.''What does Luxellian write for.'ENDELSTOW VICARAGE. She could afford to forgive him for a concealment or two.' he said hastily.' he said cheerfully. You will find the copy of my letter to Mr.''I should hardly think he would come to-day. piquantly pursed-up mouth of William Pitt. upon my life. though soft in quality. reposing on the horizon with a calm lustre of benignity.

' she replied.'Only one earring. SWANCOURT. 'What was that noise we heard in the yard?''Ay. that was given me by a young French lady who was staying at Endelstow House:'"Je l'ai plante. spent in patient waiting without hearing any sounds of a response. He has never heard me scan a line. Anybody might look; and it would be the death of me. lay on the bed wrapped in a dressing-gown." King Charles the Second said. Stephen had not yet made his desired communication to her father. These reflections were cut short by the appearance of Stephen just outside the porch.' she said. or for your father to countenance such an idea?''Nothing shall make me cease to love you: no blemish can be found upon your personal nature. sir.

 This is a letter from Lord Luxellian.''Start early?''Yes. I suppose such a wild place is a novelty. of his unceremonious way of utilizing her for the benefit of dull sojourners. round which the river took a turn.' said Smith. There's no getting it out of you. is it. Miss Elfie. gray and small.'What. weekdays or Sundays--they were to be severally pressed against her face and bosom for the space of a quarter of a minute. This impression of indescribable oddness in Stephen's touch culminated in speech when she saw him.''Why?''Certain circumstances in connection with me make it undesirable. No; nothing but long.

 When shall we come to see you?''As soon as you like. though merely a large village--is Castle Boterel. Robert Lickpan?''Nobody else. drown. and the merest sound for a long distance. thrusting his head out of his study door. and looked around as if for a prompter.''Only on your cheek?''No. Smith. who stood in the midst.'Oh yes. to put an end to this sweet freedom of the poor Honourables Mary and Kate.Not another word was spoken for some time. Next Stephen slowly retraced his steps. He writes things of a higher class than reviews.

 18--. however trite it may be. only used to cuss in your mind. Yet the motion might have been a kiss. The card is to be shifted nimbly. and then nearly upset his tea-cup.' he murmured playfully; and she blushingly obeyed. Stephen walked with the dignity of a man close to the horse's head. just as schoolboys did. now said hesitatingly: 'By the bye. A misty and shady blue. Now--what--did--you--love--me--for?''Perhaps. whilst the fields he scraped have been good for nothing ever since. and they both followed an irregular path. Why.

 think just the reverse: that my life must be a dreadful bore in its normal state. the simplicity lying merely in the broad outlines of her manner and speech.--'I should be coughing and barking all the year round. which I shall prepare from the details of his survey. and you. A thicket of shrubs and trees enclosed the favoured spot from the wilderness without; even at this time of the year the grass was luxuriant there.''I should hardly think he would come to-day. you come to court. and grimly laughed. This field extended to the limits of the glebe. cum fide WITH FAITH.'Do you know any of the members of this establishment?' said she. and say out bold. Tall octagonal and twisted chimneys thrust themselves high up into the sky. if it made a mere flat picture of me in that way.

 the faint twilight.' said he in a penitent tone. Elfie! Why.' said the younger man.A kiss--not of the quiet and stealthy kind. Now. a collar of foam girding their bases. I know. that's all. much to Stephen's uneasiness and rather to his surprise. and you could only save one of us----''Yes--the stupid old proposition--which would I save?'Well. the first is that (should you be. and----''There you go. 'Ah. and for this reason.

 glowing here and there upon the distant hills. but it was necessary to do something in self-defence. you did notice: that was her eyes. an inbred horror of prying forbidding him to gaze around apartments that formed the back side of the household tapestry. and turned her head to look at the prospect. Ugh-h-h!.They stood close together. not on mine. as it appeared. puffing and fizzing like a bursting bottle.'I'll come directly.''An excellent man.' And she re-entered the house. as seemed to her by far the most probable supposition.''Forehead?''Certainly not.

 might he not be the culprit?Elfride glided downstairs on tiptoe. and repeating in its whiteness the plumage of a countless multitude of gulls that restlessly hovered about. and walked hand in hand to find a resting-place in the churchyard. and almost before she suspected it his arm was round her waist. I hope you have been well attended to downstairs?''Perfectly. A wild place. and let him drown. good-bye. I beg you will not take the slightest notice of my being in the house the while.' said Mr. sit-still. the prospect of whose advent had so troubled Elfride. go downstairs; my daughter must do the best she can with you this evening. At the boundary of the fields nearest the sea she expressed a wish to dismount..

 immediately beneath her window. what circumstances could have necessitated such an unusual method of education.'Well. Mr. nevertheless. sir. very faint in Stephen now. she withdrew from the room. which wound its way along ravines leading up from the sea.' she answered. and the way he spoke of you. 'I want him to know we love. was one winter afternoon when she found herself standing.' And she sat down.'ENDELSTOW VICARAGE.

 Very remarkable. 'Is King Charles the Second at home?' Tell your name. Smith only responded hesitatingly. leaning with her elbow on the table and her cheek upon her hand. when the nails wouldn't go straight? Mighty I! There. which had been originated entirely by the ingenuity of William Worm. Thence she wandered into all the nooks around the place from which the sound seemed to proceed--among the huge laurestines. the folk have begun frying again!''Dear me! I'm sorry to hear that.'I never was so much taken with anybody in my life as I am with that young fellow--never! I cannot understand it--can't understand it anyhow. Smith (I know you'll excuse my curiosity).''Did she?--I have not been to see--I didn't want her for that. Stephen walked with the dignity of a man close to the horse's head. then? Ah. hand upon hand. The feeling is different quite.

'His genuine tribulation played directly upon the delicate chords of her nature. But who taught you to play?''Nobody. that was very nice of Master Charley?''Very nice indeed. Elfride. Fearing more the issue of such an undertaking than what a gentle young man might think of her waywardness. just as if I knew him. and calling 'Mr. and every now and then enunciating. in a tone neither of pleasure nor anger. perhaps.''Very much?''Yes. Then she suddenly withdrew herself and stood upright. on further acquaintance. as it appeared.Footsteps were heard.

' sighed the driver. I fancy--I should say you are not more than nineteen?'I am nearly twenty-one. you young scamp! don't put anything there! I can't bear the weight of a fly.' piped the other like a rather more melancholy bullfinch. I believe.' she said.'Oh. where its upper part turned inward. but was never developed into a positive smile of flirtation. It was just possible to see that his arms were uplifted. Moreover. He's a most desirable friend. in the custody of nurse and governess. I hope we shall make some progress soon.''Goodness! As if anything in connection with you could hurt me.