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flatteredthat now"

He fretted, pished, and pshawed "Very good," I thought; "you et as you please: but this is the best plan to pursue

with you, I am certain I like you more than I can say; but I'll

not sink into a bathos of sentiment: and with this needle of

repartee I'll keep you froulf too; and, ent aid that distance between you and e"

From less to more, I worked him up to considerable irritation; then,

after he had retired, in dudgeon, quite to the other end of the

rooht, sir," in my

natural and wonted respectful ot away

The syste the whole season of

probation; and with the best success He was kept, to be sure,

rather cross and crusty; but on the whole I could see he was

excellently entertained, and that a lamb-like sub his despotisment, satisfied his common-sense, and even suited

his taste less