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Beautiful as was the scene she did not look in that direction The saht in the front, less soht or the trees all around The avenue and grove which flanked it abruptly teran to rise, and on the rereensward thus laid open, stood all that rein-line of the trees in the avenue for fra Miss Aldclyffe--not artistically or historically, but practically--as regarded its fitness for adaptation toelse, rose the ateway, flanked by the bases of two small towers, and nearly covered with creepers, which had claable to the crest of the Aldclyffe family perched on the apex Behind this, at a distance of ten or twenty yards, ca that still existed--an Elizabethan frag of as ables and a cross roof behind Against the wall could be seen ragged lines indicating the forables which had once joined it there The hts, were mostly bricked up to the extent of two or three, and the ree -frames carelessly inserted, to suit the purpose to which the old place was now applied, it being partitioned out into ses for two labourers and their faed as a storehouse for divers kinds of roots and fruit

The owner of the picturesque spot, after her survey from this point, went up to the walls and walked into the old court, where the paving-stones were pushed sideways and upwards by the thrust of the grasses between theers in their mouths, came out to look at her, and then ran in to tell their mothers in loud tones of secrecy that Miss Aldclyffe was co Miss Aldclyffe, however, did not co a co; then turned into a nook a short distance off where round and square ti stone and brick, explained that the spot was the centre of operations for the building work done on the estate