David Elginbrod

daunt mine ears? Have I not

ot half so great a blow to hear, As will a chestnut

of th

for which he had accepted MacPherson's proffered introduction; nor did Falconer ask him any questions. Hugh was too much interested and saddened by the scenes through wh

to his landlady's reception of him, Hugh made some allu

oner

our landla

s Ta

arters-too good to lose, I can tell you. Ju

ow her,

, y

to know

to a person once,

s to me ve

ime we are together, I try to recognise the present humanity, however much distorted or concealed. The consequence is, I never forget anybody; and I generally find that others remember me-at least those with whom I have had any real relations, springing from my need or f

t find it awkw

ny one; and as I never assume a familiarity that d

ociology when he mentioned to Miss Talbo

word, Mr. Sutherland," wa

st have been all in bed. I was s

the matter was, that she sent him up a cup of delicious chocolate for his lunch, bef

cy-duty was so heavy that they would gladly have declined paying it, even with the loss of the legacy itself; and Hugh was dismayed at the impossibility of interesting them in anything. He tried telling them stories even, without success. They stared at him, it is true; but whether there was more speculation in the open mouths, or in the fishy, overfed eyes, he found it impossible to determine. He could not help feeling the riddle of Providence in regard to the birth of these, much harder to read than that involved i

ost other loves-yet there is a class of mothers, whose love is only an extended, scarcely an expanded, selfishness. Mrs. Appleditch did not in the least love he

the fingers, as the ultimate resource. The child screa

hold your

s been an

ead's like to split. Get out o

him out, administering a box on his ear th

dare you strike my

ch. I did him no harm. He will

ouched. It's disgracef

ee of one shilling and sixpence every day before he left the house. Once or twice she contrived accidentally that the sixpence should be in coppers. Hugh was too much of a philosopher, however, to mind this from such a woman. I am afraid he rather enjoyed her spite; for he felt it did not touch him, seeing it could not be less honourable to be paid by the day than by the quarter or by the year. Certainly the coppers were an annoyance; but if the coppers could be carried, the annoyance could be bo

d to establish an authority over them-and to increase it. Still, he could not rouse them to any real interest in their studies. Indeed, they were as near being little beasts as it was possible for children to be. Their eyes grew dull at a story-book, but greedily bright at the sight of bull's eyes or toffee. It was the same day after day, till he was sick of it. No doubt they made some progress,

of evidence, forced the conviction upon the mind of the grocer's wife, that her tutor was actually growing a beard. Could she believe her eyes? She said she

a teacher of babes, who should set an example to them,

e up his mind to follow the example of Falconer, yet felt uncomfortable

a shame for a man to let h

retorted Hugh, laughing. "Man i

approximately so, and went much nearer t

land, with my two darlings growing

thought Hugh. "Good

Appleditch, the Apostles

Mr. Sutherland, I see through all that. My own uncle was a preacher of the word.-As soon as the Apostles became Christi

is laughter, and

thing dirty abou

ke me. Nothing dirty in long hair all round your

ept properly tri

at? No, no, Mr. Sutherland; you

Of course his beard would go on

. Appledit