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placed the injured man upon it.
He recovered consciousness before we
reached home, but had evidently very
confused idea of where he was and what
had happened to htn. told him it was
all right, only he mustn't talk. Of course
/ was by no means sure that IL was all
right; could but hope for the best, and
Mrs Robertson. to do her Justice, be-
haved admirably when our melancholy
procession arrived at the door 1t was
no small relief to me to hear the report
of rosy checked little DR. Bowles, who
was soon upon the spot, and who made
long and careful examination of his
patient.
He will pull through, Miss SeIby,"
the excellent little man said confidently.
"He has had nasty squeeze and three
of his ribs are broken, but so far rs can
ascertain there are no internal injuries
OF course there are cuts and bruises and
the shock to the system, but these arc
comparative triaes at his age He will
want careful nursing for time, though
I'm afraid"
Well, if that was all, his requirements
could easily be met. ! myself knew very
little about tending the sick, having hgd
no experience IN that limo, but MRS.
Robertson was rs good as any hospital
nurse, and asked for nothing better than
10 be given AN opportunity Of displaying
her capacities, This she did vita such
happy results that in three days time
Mr.. Longfeld was pronounced to be out
Of danger. There could be DO question
of removing him, DIR. Bowles said, and,
indeed, | should not in any case have
sanctioned his removal to Colonel Whar-
toms bachelor establishment where he
would have had no comforts nor any
competent person 10 look after tn1n.
scarcely SOW him until he was able to
leave his bedroom, Airs, Robertson be-
ing decidedly Of opinion that it would
be improper for me to do SO, and being
also, think, little jealous Of any pos
slble interference between her and her
charge. He was a dear, good Young
fellow, she told me, and most patient
and cheerful; only he was rnUch dis
tressed at the idea of iu1lictng so much
Inconvenience upon strangers.
| sent him message 10 the effect that
! should have been at least equally dis
tressed if had inflicted the inconveni-
ence Of sudden death upon him, and as
soon as ne was we'll enough to be carried
down stairs to the drawing room made
him the apology which l believed to be
his due
oh, but indeed, Miss Selby," he pro
tested, "it is | who ought to beg your
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down all of heap just under another
PERSONS nose, and it's the greatest mercy
in the world that you weren't more
hurt"
Now, it was obvious that another per-
sons nose had no business to be so
near him when he fell, and that if She
mad had it broken for her pains she
would have deserved little pity; still
could not help being grateful TO him for
his magnanimity. nor could have help
ed liking him, even If had wished to
do SO.
He was very young in his ways, very
simple and natural, and ready to tell me
anything about himself that | might
care 10 hear ! learnt that his home was
i'll the adjoining county; that he was the
only son of his mother, who was a widow;
that he was a barrister by profession,
though not by practice, and that he had
vague hopes Of some day obtaining II
legal appointment from somebody or
other 1t would have, he admitted, 10
be an appointment which did u0t u.cc.-
sitate much knowledge OK law, bat Lo
had been given to understand that most
legal appointments answered TO tat de-
scIiption- Meanwhile he s-eui.l very
well contented to live down in the coun-
try and alnuse himself with field sports
We became great friends as was only
natural, suppose, seeing th2c orr views
and pursuits We're so much alike. and
after the lapse Of few days discovered
that we had yet another t@sto common
in the shape OF love Of music
My instructors have never ATTEMPTED
to deceive me with regard to my playing
Of the fiddle They are uoanimou- in
saying that possess but an elementary
knowledge Of that art; vet they admit
that my ear is keen enough 10 keep me
in tune, and If ! can't do anything Won
dcrful with my beloved instrument,
can at least do the little that is within
my compass respectfully. dare say
that may have been why Sir. Lougiell
decl;'red, with every appearance Of sin
cerity, that he had never in his life lis
tened to 10 a divine performer. When
ne was able to sit up he took TO playing
my Accomplishments for me; so that,
upon the whole, we found n spell of cold
weather less weaTsomo than frozen ont
fox hunters usually DO
One morning he announced TO me, with
some unnecessary apologies, that his
mother was coming over to see him. lie
SAID that she Intended 10 take up her quar-
tiers at the village inn; but that was of
course absurd, and in response to the tele-
gram which | dispatched to Mrs Long
field received grateful acceptance Of
my profered hospitality. Well. can't
honestly say that liked the woman. She
was one Of those juvenile widows who
always impress ono with the idea that {
they have not married second time it
has been no fault Of theirs. She was