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She was silent for the space of twoon to mutter, 'And as it that Miss Aldclyffe allowed her favourite young lady, Cythie, to be overthrown and supplanted without an expostulation or any show of sympathy? Do you know I often think you exercise a secret power over Miss Aldclyffe And she always shuns me as if I shared the power A poor, ill-used creature likepower, indeed!' 'She thinks you are Mrs Manston' 'That wouldn't make her avoid me' 'Yes it would,' he exclaimed impatiently 'I wish I was dead --dead!' He had ju the words, and noalked wearily to the end of the roo back more decisively, he looked in her face

'We must leave this place if Raunham suspects what I think he does,' he said 'The request of Cytherea and her brother ally free--but it may mean more' 'What may it mean?' 'How should I know?' 'Well, well, neverhim to make up the quarrel 'Don't be so alarmed--anybody would think that you were the woman and I the o away from here and keep house as usual People will say of you, "His first as burnt to death" (or "ran away to the Colonies," as the case may be); "He married a second, and deserted her for Anne Seaway" A very everyday case--nothing so horrible, after all' He made an impatient movement 'Whichever e do it, _nobody must know that you are notmatters' Manston then retired to his office, and shut hi