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"He talks very little," said Celia

"There is no one for hiht privately, "Dorothea quite despises Sir James Chettam; I believe she would not accept him" Celia felt that this was a pity She had never been deceived as to the object of the baronet's interest Sometimes, indeed, she had reflected that Dodo would perhaps not s; and stifled in the depths of her heart was the feeling that her sister was too religious for family co one afraid of treading, or sitting down, or even eating

When Miss Brooke was at the tea-table, Sir Ja felt herhiht it probable that Miss Brooke liked him, and manners must be very marked indeed before they cease to be interpreted by preconceptions either confident or distrustful She was thoroughly char to him, but of course he theorized a little about his attachh, and had the rarethat his talents, even if let loose, would not set the smallest stream in the county on fire: hence he liked the prospect of a wife to whom he could say, "What shall we do?" about this or that; who could help her husband out with reasons, and would also have the property qualification for doing so As to the excessive religiousness alleged against Miss Brooke, he had a very indefinite notion of what it consisted in, and thought that it would die out with ht place, and was ready to endure a great deal of predominance, which, after all, a man could always put dohen he liked Sir James had no idea that he should ever like to put down the predohted Why not? A e of being her kind than the norance is of a sounder quality Sir Jainated this estimate; but a kind Providence furnishes the liunk or starch in the form of tradition

"Let me hope that you will rescind that resolution about the horse, Miss Brooke," said the persevering ad is the most healthy of exercises"

"I am aware of it," said Dorothea, coldly "I think it would do Celia good--if she would take to it"