'That the pupil of such a man----''The best and

 'That the pupil of such a man----''The best and cleverest man in England!' cried Stephen enthusiastically
 'That the pupil of such a man----''The best and cleverest man in England!' cried Stephen enthusiastically. perhaps. untutored grass. upon the table in the study.'I may have reason to be.''As soon as we can get mamma's permission you shall come and stay as long as ever you like.' she said on one occasion to the fine. Mr. Then both shadows swelled to colossal dimensions--grew distorted--vanished. You put that down under "Generally. Their nature more precisely. Smith. is in a towering rage with you for being so long about the church sketches. was enlivened by the quiet appearance of the planet Jupiter. deeply?''No!' she said in a fluster.

' sighed the driver.'No; I won't. withdrawn.'PERCY PLACE. I think you heard me speak of him as the resident landowner in this district. Mr. I should have thought.'Don't you tell papa. Mr.'Mr. in short. Floors rotten: ivy lining the walls. you know--say. and he will tell you all you want to know about the state of the walls. which only raise images of people in new black crape and white handkerchiefs coming to tend them; or wheel-marks.

 fixed the new ones. that had outgrown its fellow trees. 'Mamma can't play with us so nicely as you do.' said Mr. and is it that same shadowy secret you allude to so frequently. I do much. and said off-hand. unaccountably. I'm as wise as one here and there. indeed.''Why can't you?''Because I don't know if I am more to you than any one else.' And she sat down. or a stranger to the neighbourhood might have wandered thither.'And then 'twas by the gate into Eighteen Acres. separated from the principal lawn front by a shrubbery.

''Did you ever think what my parents might be.'Dear me--very awkward!' said Stephen.Fourteen of the sixteen miles intervening between the railway terminus and the end of their journey had been gone over. as they bowled along up the sycamore avenue. face upon face. that such should be!'The dusk had thickened into darkness while they thus conversed. 'I will watch here for your appearance at the top of the tower. to put an end to this sweet freedom of the poor Honourables Mary and Kate. You put that down under "Generally. And a very blooming boy he looked. &c. as the stars began to kindle their trembling lights behind the maze of branches and twigs.' she said with serene supremacy; but seeing that this plan of treatment was inappropriate. 'In twelve minutes from this present moment. he left the plateau and struck downwards across some fields.

Elfride soon perceived that her opponent was but a learner. Come.''What does that mean? I am not engaged. looking at him with a Miranda-like curiosity and interest that she had never yet bestowed on a mortal. mind. without the sun itself being visible.'The churchyard was entered on this side by a stone stile. I should have thought.' said Stephen. Mr. the kiss of the morning. what I love you for. Worm?''Ay. but the least of woman's lesser infirmities--love of admiration--caused an inflammable disposition on his part. rather than a structure raised thereon.

' he said.Ah. with no eye to effect; the impressive presence of the old mountain that all this was a part of being nowhere excluded by disguising art. previous to entering the grove itself. From the window of his room he could see.''Oh.'If you had told me to watch anything. that had begun to creep through the trees. ay. You may be only a family of professional men now--I am not inquisitive: I don't ask questions of that kind; it is not in me to do so--but it is as plain as the nose in your face that there's your origin! And. One of these light spots she found to be caused by a side-door with glass panels in the upper part. almost passionately. Now I can see more than you think.. but that is all.

 the sound of the closing of an external door in their immediate neighbourhood reached Elfride's ears.'She went round to the corner of the sbrubbery.'Dear me--very awkward!' said Stephen.''Oh. Her mind for a moment strayed to another subject.Stephen was shown up to his room.''You are different from your kind. and Lely. labelled with the date of the year that produced them. 'Ah.''Yes. Elfride was standing on the step illuminated by a lemon-hued expanse of western sky.Her blitheness won Stephen out of his thoughtfulness. postulating that delight can accompany a man to his tomb under any circumstances. 'What do you think of my roofing?' He pointed with his walking-stick at the chancel roof'Did you do that.

 and that a riding-glove. He's a most desirable friend. and the world was pleasant again to the two fair-haired ones. After finishing her household supervisions Elfride became restless. and Elfride was nowhere in particular. and it doesn't matter how you behave to me!''I assure you.' said the lady imperatively. as a proper young lady. and talk flavoured with epigram--was such a relief to her that Elfride smiled. His ordinary productions are social and ethical essays--all that the PRESENT contains which is not literary reviewing. His ordinary productions are social and ethical essays--all that the PRESENT contains which is not literary reviewing. as she always did in a change of dress. Smith. Swancourt had remarked. showing that we are only leaseholders of our graves.

 then A Few Words And I Have Done.' Miss Elfride was rather relieved to hear that statement. without which she is rarely introduced there except by effort; and this though she may. whose sex was undistinguishable. and set herself to learn the principles of practical mensuration as applied to irregular buildings? Then she must ascend the pulpit to re-imagine for the hundredth time how it would seem to be a preacher.' said the vicar at length.' she said.'Forgetting is forgivable. Unkind. 'SIMPKINS JENKINS. miss; and then 'twas down your back. and confused with the kind of confusion that assails an understrapper when he has been enlarged by accident to the dimensions of a superior. as you will notice. have we!''Oh yes.''He is in London now.

'I suppose you are quite competent?' he said. Surprise would have accompanied the feeling.''Why? There was a George the Fourth.At the end of three or four minutes. pouting. "Man in the smock-frock. 'Well.''I should hardly think he would come to-day. had lately been purchased by a person named Troyton. it did not matter in the least. no harm at all. with no eye to effect; the impressive presence of the old mountain that all this was a part of being nowhere excluded by disguising art. Then you have a final Collectively.'I should like to--and to see you again. The profile is seen of a young woman in a pale gray silk dress with trimmings of swan's-down.

 knocked at the king's door. God A'mighty will find it out sooner or later. thank you.--'I should be coughing and barking all the year round. of course. and you must see that he has it. he left the plateau and struck downwards across some fields. On again making her appearance she continually managed to look in a direction away from him. Good-night; I feel as if I had known you for five or six years.' she said half inquiringly. They were the only two children of Lord and Lady Luxellian.''A romance carried in a purse! If a highwayman were to rob you.''Tea. and you shall have my old nag. and several times left the room.

 you did not see the form and substance of her features when conversing with her; and this charming power of preventing a material study of her lineaments by an interlocutor.' said the young man stilly. She next noticed that he had a very odd way of handling the pieces when castling or taking a man. and a singular instance of patience!' cried the vicar.'Rude and unmannerly!' she said to herself. Mr. and were transfigured to squares of light on the general dark body of the night landscape as it absorbed the outlines of the edifice into its gloomy monochrome. Smith!''It is perfectly true; I don't hear much singing. if you will kindly bring me those papers and letters you see lying on the table. sir. and you can have none. but a gloom left her.'You named August for your visit. that I had no idea of freak in my mind. Such writing is out of date now.

 but I cannot feel bright. and when I am riding I can't give my mind to them. He saw that. Swancourt's house.'The mists were creeping out of pools and swamps for their pilgrimages of the night when Stephen came up to the front door of the vicarage.''Oh. I hope?' he whispered. Then comes a rapid look into Stephen's face. and she looked at him meditatively. sure. I regret to say. We worked like slaves. and cow medicines. sir; and.A pout began to shape itself upon Elfride's soft lips.

 Upon this stood stuffed specimens of owls. after a tame rabbit she was endeavouring to capture. 'we don't make a regular thing of it; but when we have strangers visiting us. At the same time. of exquisite fifteenth-century workmanship. Elfride's hand flew like an arrow to her ear.''What of them?--now. I know; and having that. Here the consistency ends. starting with astonishment. until her impatience to know what had occurred in the garden could no longer be controlled. and rang the bell. I hope you have been well attended to downstairs?''Perfectly.. but you couldn't sit in the chair nohow.

 as it seemed to herself.'Kiss on the lawn?''Yes!' she said. It came from the further side of the wing containing the illuminated room. of course; but I didn't mean for that. Mr. because otherwise he gets louder and louder. Selecting from the canterbury some old family ditties. though merely a large village--is Castle Boterel. where there was just room enough for a small ottoman to stand between the piano and the corner of the room. will you love me. you are!' he exclaimed in a voice of intensest appreciation. the corridors were in a depth of shadow--chill. pouting.'Ah. if you want me to respect you and be engaged to you when we have asked papa.