The Tenants of Malory

her?" whispered

o you," sh

was preparing the little dog's su

pa, and you shall spea

eside her, and listened, and conversed for half an hour; and the poodle's screams, and wil

ing his attentions to the bread and milk, now placed upon the floor, in came Ag

lways so fond of Thomas Sedley; and I

ding hands in a r

nk Mr. Etherage will

be delighted," said Miss Char

uld not be proud of her, and no one could help falling in love with her, and the Ad-- I mea

I know I should not like to be connected with anybody that I thought so meanly of, because that kind of thing I look upon a

hand in both his, stood side by side, looking earnestly at

ce raised to a pitch of testy bluster, and then

gry. What shall we do?" exclaimed po

nks it such audacity. I knew he must, and I really think I shall lose my rea

Charity, very

u to go; and you'll see I'm quite right. I'm surprised," she continued, with severity, "at his talking as he did to-night. I consider it quite worldly and wicked! But I contented myself with telling him

is head, and looked surprised to see Tom, who looked alarmed to see him. And the old gentleman bid them all

the close of their sitting, looked wan and bewildered with drowsiness; and at last Charity, struck by the

one! It can't possibly be. Thomas Sedley, will you loo

roborated the

appened. I did not think it could have been eleven. Well, it is

room windows, he learned from Charity, in her own emphatic style of narration, what ha

study, and promptly introduced the subject of Tom

ng to say, why doesn't he say it, that's what I say. Here I am. What has he to say. I don't object to hear him, be it sense or

ht to see Mr. Etherage; and, with a beating heart,

esonant voice of the Admir

is hand, and greeted T

uld naturally have more rain, but it's less, by several inches, than anywhere else in Wales! And there's next to no damp-the hygrometer tells that. And a curious thing, you'll have a southerly wind up here when it's blowing from the east on the estuary. You can s

m did not dispute

ide, sir, this morning if I had been as I was ten years ago; but a fellow doesn't like to be lifted into his yacht, and

wasn't she,

ame pretty well known, I venture to

ith a guarded sort of commendation. I never could learn, indeed, that there was anything very remarkable about the boat; but Tom wou

among those flowers; and certainly, I'll do them justice to say,

aid Tom, wit

nd raking. And, by-the-by, Tom, wha

was going to choke

onsense Charity was t

ge did not look pleased by the recital; on the contrary, he carried his head unusually high, and looked hot and minatory, but he did

nd the greater part goes to my grand-nephew after me; and I've invested, as you know, all my stock and money in the quarry at Llanrwyd; and if she married you, she should live in London the greater part of the year. And I don't see how you could get on upon what you both have; I don't, sir. And I must say, I think y

into it, sir; it was a kind of surprise. If I had reflected I should have come to you, sir; but-but you have no idea, sir, ho

d up quickly and looked at an engraving of old E

uld have thought. Vane Etherage saw him dry his eyes stealthily two or three times, and the old gentleman

ike you, Tom; upon my honour I do, Tom Sedley-better, sir, than any young fellow I know. I think I do-I am sure, in fact, I do. But this thing-it wouldn't d

o many chances," said Sedley, with a sigh like a sob; "and

-the Vulcan-and old Etherage looked out of

as usual. Let us put it out of our heads; and if you find matters improve, and still wish it, there's nothing to prevent your speaking to me; only Agnes is perfectly free, you understand, and you are not to make any change in your demeanour-a-or-I mean to be more wi

n him to soften matters a little by asking him to dinner; and Tom accepted; and when they broke up after tea, there was another mistake discovered about the hour, and Miss Charity most emphatically announced that it was perfectly unaccountable,