CHAPTER IX.

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CHAPTER IX.

V.V Tilt: SJ'fA

>Be: in the meantime 'Mrs "Wygram had fallen ill in '\ \ugue kind of way ; lassitude lo.^ of appetite and melancholy wore the chuT xMiiptoin-, and Sabina, taking- the jua'.to^ 1 in hand in hoi- rapid and practical fashion, hod no difficulty in making' a dia^ro- 1 - of the ea^e. The ailment ?hc decKi ?d to l.io Kensington Squaic : and the o)^ u<us caic — Bti<;htot!. • % Unie," .-ho .-aid, " I \sill run down with yovr ]*.',* her, and ««ee her put comfortably in ? Uvt'jing-, and -.tay with her as long- as 1 (.' ' Then )ju u ill look after my people h oai ti!i\ to time : ami if I'm wanted, it's mor-iy a sixpenny telegram and I'm in London in an horn and a (]iuutcr, Even it 1 hi\e Lo (.'cine up now and again, yonr ino L ' ;• v vi'l feel \ cry lonely ■vheu .-he ]: !!'•>' '- I ;''u hick in the evening.'" "Bur v,ny to Ku^hton, Sahie V .-aid .' %| ,' \> i[ u ,v -udden and jealous alaim. • I H iPif , u;i tiu- K'isou-- i cc.'Use it is so },in t\ . v,,h the answer. '• I- Mi Foster th<Mc '!' £ibina' i "> fa oo brip-'ileiu-d. '• Yci. I'oor fellow, it will he quite a pW-uie to *ec hi;n and tiy to cheer him up a lur Ho it gooJ-natured, you know, ■Jit lie. "When one look--, back on that unhappy accident, it i> with a good deal of ic.ro; -e- fu'd ib ii r -n't plua^imt : but the m 't.i r: \mi c cc him he tuc* to make li<jht ot i: an 1 to nut you at your ca^u, and then yo ; >ue jUd tha*" lv tike-, it so couia^e0"-' ■ A; d ].i-t think -what it mu r -t be to on: .' i i lia-, Ld -o active and stirring a lite -t -> \io cliai ie 1 do\-. n like that. Wliy, it'fa firjvlf'il ( ,i i:\ink ot ! I'eople in£ ib-)u(, and \\hetc they like, can't q\ ci i; j tgin-- 1 v. ivtt that i 4-.i 4 -. Then the want ot --oJel ,' - th^ du'l c\ening — the wet da>s v. Ijjii 1. > i ...o: c and indoors —do you •wop.de; tha<- I should he -011-3 for him, anrl fool -u n.'liiii^s a little nvNeiablc about it al 1 " '' TT 1 '.1. 1 riy pi' 1 "/' < -.dd Janie, somewhat co' 1 ' .• 1 don tMe why you sho-dd feel jv.' op -i'j")"ir it in any way whatever : a' r . .\ hsi ir 1} ha[)[)en to anyone And lc. : uiiu:;^tand a I. it Hie interc-t >ou 1\.',0 'i Wh>, Sibio, he is the last urn 1.1 t'.e \\ nld I should ha\c expected yo- t> ma f.iend^ with: a man who ;s.- "i- r j hj\o no aim m life bat to nmu-c ■' llut -^oaUnow. fanle, tjierc arc man) l>- ,jLi v h j don't ewn -nccced in doing 1 1" 1 1 " . 1 1:1 her gfntle May; ".>Jt j '-. jvj not in the habit quuneUTe c ;d •,! it \,m-, <hat Sabina took II- b (Vy 4 ia> 1 (V,., -j to j^nghton, and got 100111^ io r'i'y.i Lo* 1 ! in a hou^e 111 Regency Square. "I c i.l! i/'j tuch a dull eompaiiion for jt, Sa^ie " the old luly said. "Don't y ) . lii.-/.' ii. • young people here ?" '• r don't- kiV>w a soul in the place," :n ye cd, '• except Mr Foster, and ii > h yiolhe ' invaliJ. Fancy wTiat a busip.j— I 'ha'!. l:a\e in talking you both into •SM'. .''"ig- li'cc li^ht heutednctM ! But ho>" ..; 11 lo sec him ? I want to see him ; and I k.iov v hero he is living; 1 - in the crcsoo.it v. hot" the (h-ar.d Ifofccl is\ J*nt I ' t>'«*. pose we c j ild Inully call on hin\, could 'mo ; ov oou'l him a i'ie--a&e that avc ;ae , heie?"' '• rfc > r i'\t ? iev a ..trop/^cr, iMi'fc he?" s,aid y.n \**wi..m, doubtfully, "A *-tra>'4Ci-.' Not a bit 6f it" You .'tloiVt tal'v » ttva v anyone day.,, nfter '■<■!«_> \» LciioJifc getting to undvrstwnd him 1 pretty v.ei'. ; and £ wem Gq }\\\q kjio^.n Mr. 1 Fo-ter u'ljin/'llce ? ,l have ) lYe;s»ll,_fdl l ab.out)' ) hi,, -ohoo>J *>*, w\ biftlwjne, t^n<lJiw[!>?op|c. ? vuid hit j)'ii^i.i|j;.',,«l j assuiU'yoti i ,«'the!if*i i 7'^n i"rtaiyjn < > a: t^uki pfto^n^r^bouth.utethat is-/.ij-jvte el.a luing- j <knj«Vr yj»u shoviM' L-^l\,-ay.s vaQQiUdgQs,,tfwplc~ l{ .kfli ,&[]]& 'ittbeiiteQb'Q:; it\ ,^ yjtor^ps - -. J th?»-n mopts-: j,r;,,,.v „);), fl ; 0^ j M>J f | ,'j* , ': sou lijv^ «W^siv M'pnd^rfftLi>nfciA»ce, riuJ^^ie,. v, . : t,!i LoW>4^pWv^Jv;l,'^ojjtyowgr /. nil Mri'jtVv({fr'mnj^Jl»p7iftcl,sQu^ja«fl[ttW»»i; ( -.sinoe\vith lli^gitl .{^,r, ]«•> tU'u,> ■ \ n. Jfl 4% Ul), bu' o ,.tajti<iis ji\st tflre $y&y (/.toKs f>f. f ji .j-^u^iijj/ i-.y^f,';, .i^aHua^v'.'iitslitly," l» >c ji;=^ «t, Qthai;. ) |->§bple j&keo^o nhipt^ (n' n .l 'biiUaidfn or hot-byjiwcingJ) ..Jfow tt-ftll.'-me" .M wby.t in to be^onp^ Ji.yAM U)fyy '», yon. could wiite w»d hiiu toicaJJ,— ijfitlie V baLh-ctMiii- eaa.^e v uot iut^.fcbqjipixs^, Bv»t'- ! ,you doii"t,-iuwo*v \Uiin. „\y<^U( . ; suppose j I ',:-M r oie to^on 1 hkUfl.^ojboJilWthis 1 : ''.Xouiig 1 -, nio/.i, 1 iwrs old> enoutfh,, to be.youv ?nothe^ ; < ,°/y don't bo ,oileh^ejli{J lo conic , , a loner andihaye a eitp of, l-ea.iwitli,, Jylrs V/,ygi s im and .mvacU;' n ', , , -> ;', j " You- 'did ehoSag-ri to l^e Jw'y rabfcheT/ in deed '."'Mib-Wy^i'^'^lotl 1 . i ""HOVOM ia" ■\ho, then?'' • r : -0.1- 'v I ' M , ''' J ' "' ' " Oh, { <lon'V Icfto^ 1 ,"-' 'Sabina ( *&id,'' caijsI>' I«\«dly. t4 'Bub fell' mb'-whfotftvfe ifchoiti'd d 6 fi^ Ho«y. Os- shaft Vo' pj6<oittf 'fo"t ;> a^liieib ' walk' ' fir.-L. aiid deckV co \Vei^hty r d inafctei' -after- 1 ''^ wards?" - M ',' > ' '' ' () d .i -" ' '•>'• • "■' -'- - 'Ahd'n^'i^i' Carried' o chit'' the 'TYiii'tt'ef \va^ , decided 'tor fchoffi>4l4d »fcjfmfc fOfbliWLtlt fettd lirf ' ' tho eiiiip]tf*l>'>tf'a-y. ''Wlier^'tli^'^ !^ontf |1 o!ut they nafe^rally 'Sttolled»'tioH'/M 'feteda ( 't4»6' , yier ; fpi- fcHe,,ba?id playing,,. rind tjhe' .. ,v? Ide pronxepa4? s^a'toe^ :of »,. plape; andabQvtt^l)a.v^y;iirBb,povsojv -t^ey" ,^uv there y/as;^ l<bsfeu,'himsel{,' ( ivliya6 ■cha^r was bPL-^y-fglaorlyTjiulied.-altm^w life , ' quick < t lC j#'.' < jy ( j& >tf«,p«Va l'9«Jffl"^on jaj • ' : <J"' ' "^ -ihVitrf •' iti f ' Ulie "• Irwfceßb-j < and '-ftiSdlißs^tronb f abd -1^ with him, and introduced hun-to-M^, 1 chatHin-: asking qoesfcioos, a«fl appftf^t: : , WyVell pl*ssi'*o hive * Q fc once wpre. f , r " pSfon-as she remained a trifling s^

apart, and^o^ly lia^f-list^d to, versa tiou—'tliafc tup manpei; Qf tylr'ifosUi .toward^ Sabina v^as, not' right.' If was « great; deal' too ' eaVy, ami t fajwiifori •!, '&6\ beautiful 'Sabie (she '. considered) , "ought to be rogarded with, a adovation—especially by young mon;' Whereas this person in the bath-chair looked at Sabina, and . roqke v to ,her, just, a$ if she •might havo* -%oerr ' anybody. ' In- tt'uth, Sabina appeared tabs a good deal moie pleased by this chance meeting than he was,; she wit's 1 interested, animated, smiling', and friendly ; while he glanced at her in a critical kind of way, And seemed in no \viso .suHieieutly grateful for her condescension. "Well, did you do, as I told you?' he said. ".Did you 'go nap' on Cherry Blossom for the Grand National?" " ISo, I did nob," .she answered. "But I hope you won ?" "Oh, I don't call it winning; J call it getting , back a little of mys'i/ .1 pioperty. And I did pretty V\ r t «»n the City and Suburban too, 1 ' he aiMut, cheerfully. " But," she said, " perhaps I ought not to congratulate you on winning ; tor, of course, that, means that .someone must havo lost. ' '*Oh,,\ou needn't be pony when the ' bookies ' yet caught : they make a good enough thin^ ot it in the end— be bii roof that." "But .->omc one must lo^e.'' Paid thi? patient disciple- — and .strange it \va«. to Mrs Wygram to hear Sabie talk about hoi'oCracing. 1 "Why, jes. The groat bulk of the public lo>e ; and must lose ; and why shouldn't they lose? They bet for hin, whether they know anything about the hoise or not. Well, if you want amusement, you've gob to pay tor it ; and if your amusement is backing hor\se^ \ou\c got lo pay f'ji that to. You see it isn't ovciy one wli'j can keep a yacht or a pack of hounds ; butc\e;yone can back a hoi.-^e, thanks, to tJie noble swells who provide the animals. I consider it very disinterested on their part ; it isn't many of chem who have made money over it; 1 know a good number of gallant sportsmen who ha\o a lino display of gold imps on their dining-ioom buleboauK, but who don't quite like to be a-aked how much they cost.' 1 "But tlill, to encourage general gambling in that way—" Subiini Ava-, going to protest, but he interrupted heT with a hi ugh. '"Oh, \e-. I know, Mis-> Zembra. It's vciy w leketl and bad ; and the grocer's apprentice who filches fioin his master's till in 01 dci to back a fa\oinito will no doubt come to I lie gallows ; and itV ver\ <=ad thob people will go on linking their money on gan*.e& ot chance ; but then, such i> lito." "We might try to make life a little hotter than wo lind it," she .said, tentati\ely ; somehow he had not the air of one v, ho would liVten to woicK of wisdom. Thoy went out to the further end of the piov, which lie said was hit, favourite retteat: tor there, while he could command an uninterrupted \iew of the coa^b line all thewa;y from WOl thing Point out to the suece^ho clialk headlands of Seaford and the Se\ en Sisters, the mu-ic near at hand wa- softened to the car by the intervention of the gla-s .scieen. "lie could cilhei listen Lo the band, or lead the morning newspaper, and its gue-sus about the forthcoming race meeting* : or overlook the -mail boats rowing below; or watch here and there a big steamer lea\ ing an almo>t stationary trail of smoke along the far horizon. And thio particular morning, as it happened, was exceedingly brighb°and chceihil ; a light west wind blowing ; the clear gretn water glancing in a 1113 riad diatnondfe of sunlight along each [shimmering lipple: here and there .soft purple patches tolling of the shadow of a cloud ; overhead a quite summer-like sky. Then there \\a< much livclinc.-^ abroad ; the lasfdclajed of the fishing-smacks coming in t;^'n the south-cast; tho heavy-booted Ci '.r-> making their wa}' home to bed ; the sale-men and packer* getting oil' the boxes and banel-3 of mackeial and congor to the London nuuket ; holiday-folks down on the f-jjin^'le ,• cliilchen paddling wheie the sand showed at low tide; the boatmen and [diotogiaphersand ncw^-boy- bn^y; a trafiic bii-ktv, than u^nal foi- that time of the yen- \ i-'iblo in the King-! Roar!. He looked at. her and .viicl giavely :—: — "I m going to tell )ou something. Don't you forget it. If you can gel anybody to gheyou ten to one against Macedon for tho TvVo Thousand, just you take it --and yun 11 remember mo with toarj of ymtitude.; "Ton are inconigiblo,"^ic s r tid ; bufcphe -aid \h w ith a smile ; for (hero was far moic good humour than of argument in her conr|.)O=it I# on. and she w.v pleaded to iind him '-o confident and self reliant unrl in such good spirits "Oh, yo-," lie ' continued, as Rabina ctood by the «ide ot the bath - chair, or leant over tho- rails to watch the manrouvr,ing'if a small darling-boat' bclow ? " this is an' excellent' plage/ there is alwaYs somethihg g'oiiig oii; s'omcthi.ng 'tp lodk'at'.", !l, kno\Vji!l tihe gii'l's—l mean by libadtnatif. , Il"h quitb nice' to I , ' See th 6 j'oilnp; 'things; fiyin^ 't'o'in.ilW belietc" thafc'ifci<j''stnhmor already 'witli tlifcir" brail f "Bohtib'fe ' ami dr6*3te. l "M& 'ycßi y -My, Y l VtinibM:" '\L Mctiiyvrtbti 'rib tj{Mi^PrtW4H6nl;" afe l ' l alL" Si&hule *;', %o\i' I Kh6W VQ^iila 'alldsv' 'tih'jeni , sfflveft aiit^'lifedPfiy thpy/c'ttme'tie?! .^ —in tli l e''-vV{ty''dfWfci^Wie\ I *'f > '\iicAri.""l 3 f jay, now that a^saii&r'srJrtffc.-'-a-vßbraw hat t j| O u know^ »vil<h »/ bancViPf>>j.cU silk, [ovi^ d oitieYcpy; wejl, ancV.b^,a pV^bvighter', rfov'the gesaoi^e, ; JDbn J fc :you ?", , r , ; flV > „ „ f \ '■ ,Th/o , surrgestiofl, .wfts no-, donbt »tnatlcj (n himpltj^liiciidlineasj' b,ut jijli.a V%/. - tmm [ijcj ijatjikq it.. , ■ t , . < )f ',';',' , r v > .;,'< J£ r yau would care fcp.see? fcl^ ? 1 pettiest dress t* ; ra y thinly ingjT-I«an shpjv it,tp t ypu." , , 1 „ , j * rm envoldpo, Hiul frpmjtjiq onyo^)© a plbv i( to^raph. ' It \yofl a,photogi;ai>lrat Sa^ina ir •» h^ri hospital costume— a, plain,, striped gr JWn . w hite cap and apron— the ap^pin , f un ,i B hed mth shoulder-straps'; invar jO -'a - implements Birth* "by fcilVeV nhtfia # im ncr rijrdld ;a. sijver b+oobh—fcnl-aiwAbiio "_^b 'lier'iifebk.. .He glanced ht th»>«h6to^ J- all( j handed ,Lfc, Viulfl haveial, lovP^d ydu^jo; h*m- ahy-fcrVaihcnt,'" 1 h«. daW;-still<'MJxlrf6B6Jgr ;°Babina-; bafc'J t |see y6ii wx>re ifoefsato^ V you aVo wearing now/- " • •■ J "• > ' h •I " A».tf 'Wto ..^wdldMiot. easily get, 1 Miss y ( ; lt h bhab bL-oach,'! Said | fh'q Wto^J<H«'.*^WfeM.-.t praudly.-. fib was given hWjJff f ./^fcjke. boys uon -board tlio-, QlW<^M^^W '<ey .^ub&oribed among. fcHefaii' was what tbey Berib her. onjbinuea. Mrs Wygt;am (for'sHe^ ■WW, faterr »mod bhaifc .WrlFoster tshoM^ ,l;\io\y !^w.i«',wer« obher people who couW ,i app\eo*£ be, Sab,irxa,' ii beseemed so cmeleafe iO inrjj[(&tent), '*«afc least tthat' was|tiK^ sfcovy.; and-iiierhap;jjib wa^paitly fci-ue*-' !Bu'fc ,1 U&T/&, my t suspicions.^ < I fcnow.fcljafc! thd r joulyiitiwe^lj oxtes uMrou't vdown. to stile 1 , tliti ObichfisbeK i khe/rorjvA^ cd fyomig otficferJ^the'tie narhoi Wenfc oro l und,J>Hd,flhii4 / .M!U>libUa^'.at»d ( 'l nobitedi thAt l4e l was/pa}itioula > iiy^dtteritK''e' to a voifjng lady-T-I wpnldnjfcinantion nortr&fc fonfie tfm ■ of ttife BtjbMirfttfei<^r;Al '|fc)ife^ed? ftfrq *^oiilU helpip' Hbat.-'-^iiya^itt^ttMniii^sM'p^ &6m> UaVe

convince mo that you ought to hold yourhelf ic^pon^ible for that accident." •' Why \\as> I ouch a fool as to call oufc, was the immediate rejoinder. " 1 don't believe he v. ould have harmed the dog at all. And I am quite certain he wouldn't havo gone near the heap of gravel.'' Mrs Wygiam did not choose to -argue; j but >omchow she was not w oil disposed to Mr Foster. " You may bo a- grateful a.s you please," she said to S^bina ; "I should have liked to hear of hi? being a little grgteful on his ■-.ide for all the kindiics? and attention hereceived.'' " Ah, don't be so hard on t'>e poor fellow, dear Mis Wvgram," said S^biua. " Hov~c v»ould \ou like it if you wci"& shut up in c< bath-chair like that?'' •' How should I like it?" Mrs YVygra-jp, . retorted, with a tiiile of indignation in b* \oiee. " Well, 1 know thia :if I were iv.a ■ bath-chair, and if I wci* a man, and. a 3 r oung lady came of her c*-n accord to j>s»y me a fjood deal of attention, and to be "£ry friendly and courteous and obliging 1 think I should do or °-ay somethings to &hoy, that I rccognijvJd how khvl' she was tijing to be. £, should not show my-elf an indtfieienfc boor. Why, a; man "Now, now, deai.* Mrs Wygrarr ,., please to stop,' said Sab his > but t>he was r^b Aery angry. " Yovi dox'>iJ i know \vhi j b you're saying, And besides, that is v\hy I like Mr Foster : he is liancst, and Joes not pretqr\fl to be lno^a interested i! 4} you than ne really feels." After lunch Mrs^Wygiam wa,i.ovdered b\; ,her imperious a 4 urse to go &,VAy and li's rio'Vn tor awh'-t ; and then*, about ha^V 'p, i&t» three, Salina'came for twv. ' ' fX Tho p'edpb are coinmg ewt," she s&*U. ( 1 '* ' \m c*b!s\' a 1 little « t .#ll ? I wftW*!t<>. 1 •"••'- '- >' ' „ ' Aiift th'eiiyve's,aWV ', ' ' ■' " P'f6rs\i6Vft^ yoti\bow- sfiabby/your'tlptlie^ ,f%l, f%1 .D^d'-yoU' dvtit ailything ; so' cli? ? !■ gV'acehil & tills ftonrtet of min^ f > »"' ' ' j v i ''She' >?a< Ho'ldtng- i£ op- J bo I 'the; Then ?-h.e- said :—: — ' ■*' ' ' - -" j v , ; " Yess we a \>vUl .g^ r^ong to the shoroa fc and you know We on^ht to jom in with phj^ 'others. 'aiid 1 inako' % boli6v ! e tha^' summeii ]& com^ already ; and I &ni' going to got yck\ new ) bdn,riet J - 1 -n'o/n'o;'no^'' > ytva needn't'jkotost, foi 4 1 /always 'have rtiy own way ia bhe end— jyes,' 1 am to gefe you a bonpOit of a lighter'-colorirV with ft Tittle fi-ivolit^ iti it, for pf course when wd'aro ait the we' must follow the seaside fashions." And fcheiv again she ' Said :— • - , < k *l wdnd6r, now, if lam too old jm'd grave a person' to' wear a sailor's hat?"' ' "You too old, SabioJ' ; Oh,- yes,- indepd ! You look so, old.!" wasi' Mrs- Wygfahi's answer. ■; ' '■■ ' ■ i { , "Bub when they had got outside frnft 'were going along the KihgVßoad.a Sudden occurred tfc'Sabina'e cbmpanionj. r v " Satyie," she said, w what pufc the notion I of getting a sailor's '- hat into ybiit lieM ? Was ifc Mt Fpsfcer'k suggestion ?" ' ' j, j 1 , " And supposing ilwas ?" the tall, bland-" featured g-IH answered, inhergood-'natureel way. t ' ' ' w ' :': ' | i '.' , n Buib do'ybit know what youare ddirjgf' Mrs Wy,graih"said, half angrily.' * { M, ia h6t the tju^tbm 'fQr''youn r g gentle Wait to ' advise ! yo;utig ladie^ as t<? what they should w-eary >>r '-' - ' ." \ ' >^' ■: j ' ",Oh; hoAseri^'e !— a- chance hint^of that :klnd-2-J-I': klnd-2-J-I' sli'oulct haye 1 takeii 1 it frbm : aiiy,'Bddv.' ! Atl(jl'b6^id : e3,"Sa ; binrt adddd,' i i^haii' ,'d6 yo^i' mearv Tsy : y^)uj*g ladies '.ahd'you rig gehtlerji'e.ri f I- tell you I Atn old f ehough ] ta behisnibth^. 1 ",! ''''■'■ '.'>■>■ l.j"'* I" ft 'OK; yes; veH^ld V»'Mrt'Wy£rimj ie- 1 pliqdV'w^th'a'ftrie irohV:, j* And very jplalh,' tod.', Befiiarlcably^ipffiih;^'- t suppose you did'nfc 'nQliice : 'ho^ the''p^opl^wei:6loofcin^' '4V you 1 ] 6U^ IW4&& of fch'e pfet*> f I &id, if: yW'aMtfY; 1 "' &nd'tb r ittd WVflidH-V fifeem ;tho -beMbf ftiiitftißr^ T A'ndfon'irptt^a bai«f 'of nd\ sml tbit'<ia «6fi«r i ]batr as e W'fli^ *«#' ;y6u."' -' f '° > »-^ f^ i'»i»L • Of 4 nK r i 1 ' -tti'i ''■ 'fNb'i! r dbn't' ! t^k' ;! I' [ w:iU s dtf ] tlkt;*

insi>y pen<;e r ,J &hp*xldi think,, *< Qny yes^ •. t^xe." letter • he- ssp-t^t '§fyptyldny $ajv ( e,^;-> *• m)V,, Airs, jWygram, don fc y^i.say Qt>^~, thing againsb jtnyj ,boy 4," §a^itf«,'*ftaid r b«fc r , ,slio,liao tupie^^wajy^carfcly-jj-perh'^s t^'gctl q better' view;' of thut littt^ sailing- bQa,tl X , , They chafc|ed',fvnd looked, aroupft' theia., untillunclbtime ; .and tfie^ th'oy'.nyide |cr. home, the (t/vyo, ladies • accoiiapittnyiijjg, jtlie, bath-chair as far as tho turnstile : of , fchb pier. > \ ' ' , l , I " Gootl-bye/' ho so id, and raised hi^ I^ojb, slightly. , . ,' I i But Sabina hesitated for vl moment. ! , '' Shall you be out again in the afleynoon ? ' she ,asl<,cd. , I 'MVell, no," ho answered. "I was, thinking of looking in at the tennis-court., "What, on a day like this?" she e^claimed. "Surely that is> umviso on ,tho, part of an invalid." ' ' 'J " Oh, bub I don't look on myself as an invalid at all," ho said. "lam an expectant— a tide-waiter— a tide-waiter, you see,! An excellent joke ! wo will givo you a cup of tea," she said. i "Thanks, awfully— bub a bath-chair is, bitch a nuisanco in a loom " "Oh, don't say that !" she interposed — with a touch of appeal in her tone. " Wei), I will, if 1 ma3 r : what is your number in bhe Square?" — and then, when he had got that information, they went their seveial way Q . During lunch, Sabina talked of nothing I but Mr Foster, and hi.s wonderful courageand equanimity under t!u* heavy triah " You don't know how grateful lam to. him," she "aid, " when I see him so lighthearted. If ho wero to fieb and pine over it, as many another man would, jnst think how miserable I should feel." " So you've said a hundred times, Sabic," Mra Wygram answered, p-itiently, "andsoyou've said to Janio ; but if you weie to talk fioin no\% till Doomsday, yon wouldn't

„ -,',', Wo^.^pf;, lo,v .1, jcfo^^e^a^t inj,, '7 ( Bqp it lyang. abe^ifc #„ , i , , , | , . ,',*, & jpiay.'' , B p fj, d, ear M rs rWyesrara, ,whafc flo> y.ou.,ine?i«,? i i^ of. fclus : kyift ! „ An[d ll^niejsn/jfc^Qt^-; you ; ,luibw j^ fe, jfoiaiq >yHo r.genferdllyjpl^poses n^y .thipg^ foij -i^./' !, , ! „, T)i^t.ey9ning'Ma;s. \y.ygfai2i !)ftc| t^o ;wi;iie dafiigfiber. ; arid thi^r \vps '^ po^fc^cr^b j ''/ % , don.'t know wWfc . to say oi; ' think i-aboub Sauie. Oi course shq, is goocloesa i^- 1 .self tp mo ; that she is always ; a^4 ncvei' I was, she more kind, audi considerate and puflecfcionate. And yoy know how l.loye tHe !^ij,i But, she, puzzles , me. l^oi 1 , either slip carries good nature to> t^liq,, verge 9f folly ~f\nd pver it— or els© she- is the most abopiiuablc flirfc that ev^rbucabhcKl-"! This sel> Janie a-ory.ing, and felio ai>sw'eved' ' in. hot haste :—: — " Mother, I bog, you -\viJi aofc .say such 1 fehings about Sabic. It's very little you t know about her if you can tihiak. tints for a moment. But t &cc how ifc is, and underi .stand it perfectly ; you do Ibve her ; and you are jealous ; and I knew that wmild bo so the moment you saw how interested she ih in jNlr Fob tor. I hope it won't be n misery to all of uh. What should we do, mother, if anything happS'iux.l ly our Sabie V