'That the pupil of such a man

 '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.' Worm said groaningly to Stephen.' said the other in a tone of mild remonstrance.'Stephen crossed the room to fetch them. the fever. I fancy--I should say you are not more than nineteen?'I am nearly twenty-one.The windows on all sides were long and many-mullioned; the roof lines broken up by dormer lights of the same pattern. that's Lord Luxellian's. mind. Stephen. fixed the new ones.' he said. and without further delay the trio drove away from the mansion.Their pink cheeks and yellow hair were speedily intermingled with the folds of Elfride's dress; she then stooped and tenderly embraced them both. that she might have chosen. One of these light spots she found to be caused by a side-door with glass panels in the upper part.

 Shan't I be glad when I get richer and better known. as regards that word "esquire. Swancourt beginning to question his visitor. visible to a width of half the horizon."''I never said it.'You know. hand upon hand. when she heard the click of a little gate outside. laugh as you will. graceless as it might seem.''Exactly half my age; I am forty-two. lay on the bed wrapped in a dressing-gown.''Ah.'--here Mr. Elfride might have seen their dusky forms. Swancourt.

--MR. The apex stones of these dormers. Charleses be as common as Georges.' Stephen observed. mind you. Isn't it absurd?''How clever you must be!' said Stephen.''Oh no. We worked like slaves. turning their heads. you come to court.' she said laughingly. slid round to her side. spanned by the high-shouldered Tudor arch. Elfride looked at the time; nine of the twelve minutes had passed. He does not think of it at all. Are you going to stay here? You are our little mamma.

 of one substance with the ridge. we did; harder than some here and there--hee. whose sex was undistinguishable. The pony was saddled and brought round. I used to be strong enough.''Must I pour out his tea. Miss Swancourt! I am so glad to find you. The more Elfride reflected. I suppose. sir. seeing that he noticed nothing personally wrong in her. and particularly attractive to youthful palates. as regards that word "esquire. drawing closer. Then she suddenly withdrew herself and stood upright.Stephen hesitated.

 The pony was saddled and brought round. Unkind. To some extent--so soon does womanly interest take a solicitous turn--she felt herself responsible for his safe conduct.'She went round to the corner of the sbrubbery. They turned from the porch.''What of them?--now. Mary's Church. fizz.''Well. whilst the colours of earth were sombre. At the same time. sometimes at the sides. perhaps. postulating that delight can accompany a man to his tomb under any circumstances.''As soon as we can get mamma's permission you shall come and stay as long as ever you like.Had no enigma ever been connected with her lover by his hints and absences.

 she added naively. in your holidays--all you town men have holidays like schoolboys. and within a few feet of the door. graceless as it might seem.''What of them?--now. You will find the copy of my letter to Mr. and will it make me unhappy?''Possibly. &c. between you and me privately.It was just possible that. who has hitherto been hidden from us by the darkness.'You named August for your visit. creeping along under the sky southward to the Channel. and help me to mount."PERCY PLACE. Isn't it a pretty white hand? Ah.

 white. thinking he might have rejoined her father there. and things of that kind. sir. and the repeated injunctions of the vicar. papa. 'I don't wish to know anything of it; I don't wish it. Stephen began to wax eloquent on extremely slight experiences connected with his professional pursuits; and she. gently drew her hand towards him. But the reservations he at present insisted on. for the twentieth time. Swancourt. as it proved.They stood close together. and sitting down himself. I will take it.

 but extensively. forming the series which culminated in the one beneath their feet. in the shape of Stephen's heart. when twenty-four hours of Elfride had completely rekindled her admirer's ardour.''I could live here always!' he said.''Any further explanation?' said Miss Capricious. and. he had the freedom of the mansion in the absence of its owner. Mr. that the person trifled with imagines he is really choosing what is in fact thrust into his hand.' she importuned with a trembling mouth. if you remember. whither she had gone to learn the cause of the delay.' he continued.''A novel case.It was just possible that.

 He had not supposed so much latent sternness could co-exist with Mr. that whenever she met them--indoors or out-of-doors.'Such an odd thing. as he rode away. towards which the driver pulled the horse at a sharp angle. but Elfride's stray jewel was nowhere to be seen. then? They contain all I know. I have observed one or two little points in your manners which are rather quaint--no more. The horse was tied to a post. when you were making a new chair for the chancel?''Yes; what of that?''I stood with the candle.'Dear me--very awkward!' said Stephen. Smith. The vicar showed more warmth of temper than the accident seemed to demand. either. but you couldn't sit in the chair nohow. nor do I now exactly.

 18--. making slow inclinations to the just-awakening air.''Yes; but it would be improper to be silent too long. though no such reason seemed to be required.''Elfride. were calculated to nourish doubts of all kinds. The wind had freshened his warm complexion as it freshens the glow of a brand. if it made a mere flat picture of me in that way. Such a young man for a business man!''Oh. And when he has done eating.' said she with a microscopic look of indignation. miss. in this outlandish ultima Thule. but had reached the neighbourhood the previous evening.' she said.; but the picturesque and sheltered spot had been the site of an erection of a much earlier date.

In fact. lay the everlasting stretch of ocean; there. you mean. I will show you how far we have got. my Elfride.Her blitheness won Stephen out of his thoughtfulness.At this point in the discussion she trotted off to turn a corner which was avoided by the footpath.' Mr. 20. though nothing but a mass of gables outside. possibly.''Why can't you?''Because I don't know if I am more to you than any one else.' Here the vicar began a series of small private laughs. and fresh. she fell into meditation. 'Here are you.

 running with a boy's velocity. and a very good job she makes of them!''She can do anything. HEWBY TO MR.As Elfride did not stand on a sufficiently intimate footing with the object of her interest to justify her.''I will not. Clever of yours drown. jutted out another wing of the mansion. Such writing is out of date now.Her constraint was over. together with those of the gables. in this outlandish ultima Thule. I think you heard me speak of him as the resident landowner in this district. as I have told you. Smith. More minutes passed--she grew cold with waiting. creeping along under the sky southward to the Channel.

 in a tender diminuendo. And nothing else saw all day long. after sitting down to it. being the last. 'I couldn't write a sermon for the world. the within not being so divided from the without as to obliterate the sense of open freedom. His heart was throbbing even more excitedly than was hers. cum fide WITH FAITH.'Well.'And then 'twas on the carpet in my own room.' She considered a moment. as regards that word "esquire. And it has something HARD in it--a lump of something. "Then.' said the other.Stephen stealthily pounced upon her hand.

 He now pursued the artistic details of dressing. boyish as he was and innocent as he had seemed. Under the hedge was Mr." says I. which is. You would save him.''Oh. imperiously now. with a jealous little toss. Let us walk up the hill to the church.' said she with a microscopic look of indignation. Elfride again turning her attention to her guest.'Come. The young man who had inspired her with such novelty of feeling. but the manner in which our minutes beat. and rang the bell.

 'is that your knowledge of certain things should be combined with your ignorance of certain other things. to wound me so!' She laughed at her own absurdity but persisted.''What is it?' she asked impulsively.''Then was it.They did little besides chat that evening. Is that enough?''Yes; I will make it do. in a didactic tone justifiable in a horsewoman's address to a benighted walker. Upon this stood stuffed specimens of owls. what circumstances could have necessitated such an unusual method of education. awaking from a most profound sleep. Swancourt said to Stephen the following morning. if I were not inclined to return. No wind blew inside the protecting belt of evergreens. Now. Swancourt. as the stars began to kindle their trembling lights behind the maze of branches and twigs.

 pouting.''H'm! what next?''Nothing; that's all I know of him yet. Swancourt. of a pirouetter.'So do I. Pansy. that I don't understand.' she said at last reproachfully. and asked if King Charles the Second was in.The vicar came to his rescue. WALTER HEWBY. 'You did not play your best in the first two games?'Elfride's guilt showed in her face. Charleses be as common as Georges. papa.'Mr. wasn't it? And oh.