first awakening next morning he sprung out of bed as the dock struck seven with very little difficulty aad was soon as much on the alert as if nothing had occurred merely looking into s room and telling him that would for him very shortly descended into the street and calling a coach bade the man drive to mrs s according to the direction which had given him on the previous night it wanted a quarter to eight when they reached place began to fear that no one might be stirring at that early hour when he was relieved by the sight of a female servant employed in cleaning the door steps by this he was referred to the doubtful page who appeared with hair and a very warm and glossy face as of a page who had just got out of bed by this young gentleman he was informed that miss was then taking her morning s walk in the gardens before ihe house on the question being whether he could go and find her the page and thought not but being stimulated with a shilling the page grew sanguine and thought he could say to miss that her brother is here and in great haste to see her said the buttons disappeared with an alacrity most unusual to them and paced the room in a state of feverish agitation which made the delay even of a minute he soon heard a light footstep which he well knew and before he could advance to meet her had fallen on his neck and burst into tears my darling girl said as he embraced her how pale you are i have been so unhappy here dear brother sobbed poor so very very miserable do not leave me here dear or i shall die of a broken heart i will leave you nowhere answered � never b life and op again lie cried moved in spite of himself as he folded her to his heart tell me that i acted for the best tee me that we parted because i feared to bring misfortune on your head that it was a trial to me no less than to yourself and that if i did wrong it was in ignorance of the world and why should i tell you what we know so well returned soothingly � dear � how can you give way thus it is such bitter reproach to me to know what you have undergone returned her brother to see you so much altered and yet so kind and patient � god cried his and suddenly changing his tone and manner it sets my whole blood on fire again you must leave here with me directly you should not have slept here last night but that i knew all this too late to whom can i speak before we drive away this question was most put for at that instant mr walked in and to him introduced her brother who at once announced his purpose and the impossibility of it the quarter s notice said mr with the gravity of a man on the right side is not yet half expired therefore interposed the quarter s salary must be lost sir you will excuse this extreme haste but circumstances require that i should immediately remove my sister and i have not a moment s time to lose whatever she brought here x wiu send for if you will allow me in the course of the day mr bowed but no opposition to s immediate departure with which indeed he was rather gratified than otherwise sir having given it as his opinion that she rather with mrs s constitution with regard to the trifle of salary that is due said mr i will � here he was interrupted by a violent fit of � i i will � owe it to miss mr it should be observed was accustomed to owe small accounts and to leave them owing all men have some little pleasant way of their own and this was mr s if you please said and once more offering a hurried apology for so sudden a departure lie hurried into the vehicle and bade the man drive with all speed into to ike they went accordingly with au the speed the coach could make and as the horses happened to at and to be in the habit of taking their breakfast there when they at au they performed the journey with greater expedition than could reasonably have been expected sent up stairs a few minutes before him that his for appearance might not alarm his mother and when the way had been paved presented himself with much duly and affection had not been idle for there was a little cart at the door and the effects were hurrying out already now mrs was not the sort of person to be told anything in a hurry or rather to comprehend anything of peculiar delicacy or importance on a short notice wherefore although the good lady had been subjected to a full hour s preparation by httle miss la and was now addressed in most terms both by and his sister she was in a state of singular bewilderment and and could by no means be made to comprehend the necessity of such hurried proceedings why don t you ask your uncle my dear what he can possibly mean by it said mrs my dear mother returned the time for talking has gone by there is but one step to take and that is to cast him off with the scorn and indignation he deserves your own honour and good name demand that after the discovery of his vile proceedings you should not be to him one hour even for the shelter of these bare walls to be sure said mrs cr bitterly he is a brute a monster and the walls are very bare and want painting too and i 