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'His narove,' said Owen, in reply to her 'He is a thorough artist, but a in, it seems, who has made hi of the kind' 'Well, he's none the worse for that, I suppose' 'None the worse As we co up' But Owen had felt that Springrove was a little the worse nevertheless

'Of course he's rather old by this time' 'O no He's about six-and-twenty--not more' 'Ah, I seeWhat is he like, Owen?' 'I can't exactly tell you his appearance: 'tis always such a difficult thing to do' 'A man you would describe as short? Most men are those we should describe as short, I fancy' 'I should call hiht; but as I only see hi in the office, of course I aure' 'I wish you were, then' 'Perhaps you do But I a Owen, I saw a man in the street to-day whom I fancied was he--and yet, I don't see how it could be, either He had light brown hair, a snub nose, very round face, and a peculiar habit of reducing his eyes to straight lines when he looked narrowly at anything' 'O no That was not he, Cytherea' 'Not a bit like him in all probability' 'Not a bit He has dark hair--alular teeth, and an intellectual face, as nearly as I can recall to mind' 'Ah, there noen, you _have_ described hi, or--' 'Handsome?' 'I scarcely meant that But since you have said it, is he handso?' 'Yes--O no, no--I forgot: it is not He is rather untidy in his waistcoat, and neck-ties, and hair' 'How vexing!it h bookworm--despises the pap-and-daisy school of verse--knows Shakespeare to the very dregs of the foot-notes

Indeed, he's a poet himself in a small way' 'How delicious!' she said 'I have never known a poet' 'And you don't know him,' said Owen dryly

She reddened 'Of course I don't I know that' 'Have you received any answer to your advertiseotten disappointment which had showed itself in her face at different tiain