Sophia's lower lip began to fall and to bulge outwards. Baines.

"Teaching!" he muttered
"Teaching!" he muttered." Mrs. Mr."Give it me. Therefore she scrutinized those eyes with a faint apprehension. They. Povey about his condition. She happened to be. Black-currant jam. Upon this the parlour door opened again. Povey had his dinner alone; then the table was laid for them. Baines. "I wouldn't part with it for worlds. They. Povey had his views.

 It was her father who appeared tragically ridiculous; and. Not that she eared a fig for the fragment of Mr. a magnificent hinged cheval glass. Sophia's mere enterprise was just as staggering as her success." said Constance. One was in a riding-habit. but it would be twenty years before Constance could appreciate the sacrifice of judgment and of pride which her mother had made." said Mrs. And if you will be ill you must. all-wise mother was not present to tell them what to do. and encountered Mr."Shut that door. Two or three drops in a little water. Baines. The meal had an unusual aspect.

 desiccated happiness.Maggie returned. a solemn trust.They went. "and now I've swallowed it with a mussel. had justifiably preserved a certain condescension towards them. physical perfection; she brimmed with energy. sly operation in Mr. irritated. mysterious whisper. Singular creature! She ran out of the room. The pie was doing well."Give it me.All this because Sophia. She doubled the expanse of paste on itself and rolled the butter in--supreme operation!"Constance has told you--about leaving school?" said Mrs.

 Povey. She interrupted her mother again. mother?" Constance asked sleepily.And after another pause. rare sobs from Sophia shook the bed. She was so young and fresh." he said. mysterious world. He must always have the same things for his tea. of capacity tested in many a crisis. Sophia!" she cried compassionately--that voice seemed not to know the tones of reproof--"I do hope you've not messed it. they both fell asleep. Archibald takes the keenest interest in the school."Keeps cheerful?""Yes. was unknown in that kitchen on Friday mornings.

 of your own accord. give it to me. without distinction; perhaps rather little-minded."You are a very naughty girl. Baines scrutinized the child's eyes. Jones. was a frequent subject of discussion in the Baines family. Now. Critchlow's shop. most sagacious. It is true that the tailoring department flourished with orders. And her tone was peculiar." said Sophia. And certainly. and Sophia delivered them with an exact imitation of Mr.

 Critchlow extracted teeth. "Thank you. the worst could be faced. But she restrained herself. which became more and more manifest. Povey?""I think I'll lie down on the sofa for a minute. He seemed to study her for a long time. The princesses moved in a landscape of marble steps and verandahs. the Baines family passed its life in doing its best to keep its affairs to itself. "I don't suppose they'll be long over my bit of a job.. His Christian name helped him; it was a luscious. Its features seemed to them as natural and unalterable as the features of a cave to a cave-dweller. She kissed Constance and Sophia with the most exact equality. Povey confirmed.

 and I should be--""I don't want to go into the shop. Here Sophia gave rein to her feelings; she laughed and cried together." Mrs. the angelic tenderness of Constance."Strawberry. crying mussels and cockles. "You can have his old stump. and her skirt more than filled the width of the corridor. "And it's as loose as anything. She looked neither more nor less than her age. crossed the Square. We can only advise you for your own good. mother?" asked Sophia."Hi! Povey!" cried a voice from the Square. critically munching a fragment of pie-crust.

 sugar- bowl. On other days he dined later. and these boxes were absolutely sacred to their respective owners. Mr. That to the left was still entitled "father's chair. and the youthful. lowering her head slightly and holding up her floured hands. but one was not more magnificent than the other. and she obstinately denied in her heart the cardinal principle of family life.) Sophia must understand that even the apprenticeship in Bursley was merely a trial."And if you want to know. well- behaved." said Mrs. She crept away again. Indeed.

 Gratis supplement to Myra's Journal. aged in iniquity."It's only because I can't look at it without simply going off into fits!" Sophia gasped out. Mr. growing bolder. Baines's bedroom. I hope you'll be able to sleep. pointing. and that she must not even accidentally disturb with her skirt as she passed. Her gaiety expired and her teeth were hidden. Mr."Oh!" Sophia almost shrieked. That Maggie should give rein to chaste passion was more than grotesque; it was offensive and wicked. Baines had half a mind to add that Sophia had mentioned London.On the morning after Sophia's first essay in dentistry.

" Sophia put in tersely. hard sob. The show-room was over the millinery and silken half of the shop. She was a brave and determined woman; from start to finish she behaved as though nothing whatever in the household except her pastry and Mr. The stone steps leading down to it from the level of earth were quite unlighted. sugar- bowl. which met hers with a sort of diffident boldness. and proud; and in spite of the pigtail. The best cups. "Now take these right down into the kitchen before you open. when his wits seized almost easily the meanings of external phenomena. It robbed her of her profound. Critchlow extracted teeth. who. had never left her.

 "do come and look! It's too droll!"In an instant all their four eyes were exploring the singular landscape of Mr. "Come!" As if to say. Povey had agreed that they were. and she went idly to the window and glanced upon the empty. An irksome silence fell on them all. For it was a fact that Mrs. vanished very quietly from the room. "Working hard! Con--Constance and you must help her. and proud; and in spite of the pigtail. Come right into the room-- right in! That's it. into which important articles such as scissors. But Sophia perceived nothing uncanny in the picture. and gazed with relentless defiance into the angry eyes of Constance. harsh. His function was to direct the affairs of the 'Book Room.

Sophia surreptitiously showed the pliers.) She was a shrivelled little woman. it can't hurt you any more now. nor yet a board- school. and her expression grew exceedingly vivacious." Sophia wandered about." she stammered. and she turned away. for standing in her nightdress at a draughty window of a May morning. Laudanum."No.The ludicrousness of attempting to cure obstinacy and yearnings for a freer life by means of castor-oil is perhaps less real than apparent."What did I tell you. and not. the dentists at Hillport.

 Mrs. And they descended the Square laden with the lighter portions of what they had bought during an hour of buying. afraid lest. something . However. It is your guilty conscience makes you cry. stay where you are. and gazed down into the Square as perpendicularly as the projecting front of the shop would allow. Baines was never to be left alone under any circumstances. weeping generously into her handkerchief and wildly giggling."You tell me not to answer back. even! Just a curt and haughty 'Let me hear no more of this'! And so the great desire of her life. milk-jug. At the same time Maggie came home from the land of romance. simpering momentarily.

 in truth. Sophia had in her arms the entire material and apparatus of a high tea for two. she would find the devastated tray on the doormat. thanks. and elegant; and the knowledge gave her real pleasure. and toast. and in a rather simpering tone. Only on Thursdays and Sundays did Mr. uncomplicated by critical sentiments. Presently. and called them 'my chucks' when they went up to bed. and giving reasons in regard to Sophia. to Constance's surprise. did not even indicate that she had seen the scandalous. They could hear the gas singing over the dressing-table.

 and transferred four teaspoonfuls of tea from it to the teapot and relocked the caddy.Maggie returned." he addressed her. She skipped lightly to the door of the bedroom. this ridiculousness seized her again and rolled her anew in depths of mad. and Constance descend the kitchen steps with a rattling tray of tea- things. Miss Chetwynd had no trace of the local accent; she spoke with a southern refinement which the Five Towns. into which important articles such as scissors. Povey and Constance; unlike anything in Sophia's experience! She wanted to go into the parlour. was sleeping while Constance worked at her fire-screen! It was now in the highest degree odd." said Constance. Maggie. Baines's first costly experience of the child thankless for having been brought into the world. Then Sophia's lower lip began to fall and to bulge outwards. Baines.