In the Tideway

oper, wha

loss. That was, briefly, the whole story, save that he, Dr. Haddon, continued to have charge of the case and would be obliged if Lady Maud would co-operate with him in continuing a system which had hitherto been so successful, and which, he did not scruple to add, was Mr. Wilson's only chance of fulfilling the conditions under which he held his fortune. For himself, he believed there was no danger of a relapse; it might even be possible after some years to relax the supervision, and in any case he begged her to remember that the hereditary tendency must needs be weakened by a generation even of enforced sobriety. He had hoped that there might be no necessity for her to be made acquainted with these circumstances, as the whole affair had been dealt with in the strictest confidence, and the essence of his treatment lay in ignoring the difficulty; but now that the untoward event reported by Hooper had occurred, it was better she should clearly understand

a zest to an otherwise insipid life. And now the mere possibility was a terror: not in pity for those who might come handicapped into th

, my lady. In future I am to take my order

to her fastidiousness? She might appeal to her husband as a man, chance her influence against the Hooper-Haddon system; but what if she failed? During those last three weeks she had silenced the heart which, despite all her efforts, would have its way, by protestations that

, she would decide, and

ew ones; you can go." Then suddenly a thought flas

my l

ge of the table, her breath coming fast. "I do

eved, "I have thought so myself,--the--the irr

would be b

id not like--all the arrangeme

d remain here, of course." She paused, and Hooper shifted uneasily. "Mr. Wilson had an

nnot. To begin with, I am

hers--so Dr. Haddon says. I consider this place is bad for Mr

and despair made her command falter. He must go--if only to giv

he responsibility--in reg

he responsibility

will do my best, and if I fail, your ladyship mu

r sense of humour despite the turmoil

atiently; "I will rememb

n her nerves seemed to slacken, the spirit to leave her. She walked listlessly towards the fire, and, leaning her arms on the mantelpiece,

ith a sort of sob; "not all my fault, su

ch would proclaim the success of her treachery against him. He came over once to where she sate in the twilight pretending to read, and laid his hand affectionately on her shoulder. It w

d you keep me at arm's length? Surel

with the recklessness which of

u remember what I told you tha

is head, which Cynthia Strong was treating with pulsatilla, as yet rather unsuccessfully; but it required time, she explained, when the first stages had been badly managed on the old metho

perhaps Purity would be a better translation. All the terminations being feminine, it may be inferred that the ring was worn by a woman; poss

to to the dead, his voice coul

Even in those days the mental qualities were

ete, perfect; according to our modern speech, beautiful. Truth has also a secondary meaning

t as jolly then as now to have somebody to stick by you through thick and thin. To have the dinner ready, and not swear if you hadn't done what you ough

he professor in the same tone. "Besides, in those days dexter

you born then?" cried Rick, happil

muttered the other, "e

oing up to where the despondent captain was standing, and addressing the nearest lady, "I was out wit

gorous young faces before her, and then at the professor's

ill in his possession,

said. "Don't you wish

hy

f course. How small it looks!

more gloomily; "but it would be interesting, Lady Maud, to try whether it p

erella and the little glass slipper,'" laughed Eustace

horrified for once out of his gallant

, I'll copy it in silver. A florin would make it, and the inscriptions only scratched on. So now, th

here a fortnight, and never saw him out of temper or out of spirits. So different

onfidence to his goddess when the competition was over. "Perhaps it wasn't qui

m afraid it wasn't quite fair; but yo

se I'll

an"--she paused, looking at him curiously--"you may make it