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terms with the Allenby's, and had beer
thought to entertain designs of a tender
nature in regard to Arthur's sister
Margaret. She was beautiful enough
and had sufficient money to render hel
desirable, but DR.. Hyde, If he contem.
plated marriage at all was not in hur.
ry. Perhaps he thought of the unwo
manly want Of feeling displayed by
Miss Margaret in common with the 9th.
ers, and she in her turn resented 1t as
pei sonal injury that he should have un.
dcrtaken to be the guardian Of Mary
and her boy.
They sadly wanted the boy; he was 0
noble little fellow, and they could not
bear the idea Of leaving him to I've
brought up by "that old literary hack g
daughter" which was their amiable
way Of designating Mary. They offered
her, through Dr. Hyde, pound week
If she would give him up entirely. aud
when, also through DR.. Hyde, Mary dc
clined, they said III as many words that
they had more right 10 the child than
she had, for he was Arthur's boy, and
what was she?
DO you know asked Mrs Allenby
OF George, what she intends to do with
that great house and the moneyp'
The money" said George, lis In the
Ho!born Bank---a deposit account. The
house she intends to let out"
Let OUT replied Mrs. Allenby.
Let outY How do you mean?"
I'm lodgings was the imperturbable
reply. THE old lady, Mrs. Little, will
retain the second floor; for the dining
room floor she is in treaty with the
friends of a young gentleman who is 60
ing into st. Bartholomew and then
she has che drawing-room floor and one
other room to spare. Her own room
the one poor Arthur died in-she re-
tains; it is sacred ground to her"
Sacred grounl?" repeated the state
ly lady. witheriligly; "a clearinghouse
keeper? Was there ever anything so
disrnputable--so disgraceful. Surely,
George. with your innuence-Arthur
left her 10 your care and she has right
to obey you-you could persuade her to
something different.
My dear madam. you do not know
the Young lady. She is rs gentle as a
dove, anu as d"t"rminad-fo you know
the dove Is rath"ra pugnacious bird.
The mousse remains almost exactly as it
MaN. rArrpt Tor tlit Surgery. The ante
room IN the ground floor. that she fitted
up 81 L'r own gurT--a perfectly busi-
ness-jiEe arrangement. NJ own i'm
preston j. That She will do very we'll"
But surely, George, Won do not APP
prove or it,
III goa ak N" what | approve Of"
said George, Il should say dsapprove
OF the whole business, and your conduct
especially d.. Hyde was privileged
person, an could SKY what he pleased.
"Ion know l told you so ali along.
When you saw that Arthur meant to
have her, you shouid have made friend
of the poor child.'
The poor child with a bcggarly old
literary man for :. father
~ gentleman, madam. and scholar,
to whom | have often raised my hat In
genuine respect. You may say what
yon please, if you feel relieved by it
but you know YOU are wrong
Mrs. Alicuhy did not always take a
rebuke SO patiently. but there was moth
Ins ~ pe uone WIN III; liyue; ehe
majesty of her presence. and the i'm
pressjveness Of her double chin. She
was II largc woman, with thick. rich
contralto voice, which she cultivated to
40 io"N'' t.'O.'' "i''1N.'l.' l"thel ioI-
DR. Uvda. '' ''' ~ '''''" -'"'
He had fonod o,.. nor ,ve,l,,oss ,o,.
sincn. Mrs kIl.,,h,, We rothnr i,,n oe
Cd m no in,jI, in i,l,.l,I,', ,,.oii ~
way. For what somr t,n,i1 hnmorist
has called tie rentlcr soy i; mn, withont
lis ranrase,,t.t:ves of t,'.t ,,wda.i,,ITa
thino hnt che wns ~ hca,, a.. oou.arI
and she had an irn,tn co,soin,,s,,ass,
that he knew If ,nd thot he u,os , nan
moi 10 he trffnd WIN, TnIer lie ;n, r'u.'
tnrhorIe GOOD t.,nr"r ,i'at ISL, ..,. in'p i;e
to the surface wba,, l.ast evnactad ava
a single word or Glance y,puId n;arna
through he, r.unnl,, If n,ch ard snissb
arrogoncn vno, ie wac IN thn 'p solal,,,'
To the world in GENERAL Mrs Ailanhv
was n very rna;n.tGr and irnnro,si,,o r,c
man IA Er lid sba ,ras y ,,lrs;o,no;
raj studv Ne toId h.r on,.o no. r.
was living wonder ~ '' '''0
"Do Won see " ne s.id with tho s,ou,
noes mat was only savod W." frnn oI ho 5,u"
drawl nv the deliberate nIrnosa With
which he always snokn tsneb ~
amount Of adinose mrttar is moi .orn'
patible with such a yprv healthy state
20 +ho s;uo,+,,.o , 49,.
~ w % So oiE'..is' .'iao mus. ne
, , yEa' Sri,s ritIiy Tranquil ana
ort,'not ~ ,'inp PIN, "ilei.t' l. Is very
oIuuhaee you possess that tempera-
,nt w.. !. - fortunate, 100, that you 90
~ onhH s.iin ',ianI' oUliuiant lnduces
ii!.aoiii!y anu excitement, lrrltaplll-
= % eAoi'eiieil' WouIu De latai 10 you
80, ~ n" We. an eAcep.IonaIly lne consul
,utlon, put your mental organization is
,an.nI; u.iio'''e' An"' Is where tue
W;.ha mro, .,,.. .o.;u.
,otr ,enou. qui.e seeing the connection
j 49, a an eA.optIoilaliy ilhe cohstltu-
,,on "i,u an eH,lenneiy ueilcatc mental
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