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"Why, Toot

half such fine long legs," said Jonah to his nepheinking at the

sa more in these states, but left it

uncertain whether he preferred his th of lie wainscoted parlor too there were constantly pairs of eyes

on the watch, and own relatives eager to be "sitters-up" Many came,

lunched, and departed, but Brother Solomon and the lady who had been

Jane Featherstone for twenty-five years before she was Mrs Waule found

it good to be there every day for hours, without other calculable

occupation than that of observing the cunning Mary Garth (as so

deep that she could be found out in nothing) and giving occasional dry

wrinkly indications of crying--as if capable of torrents in a wetter

season--at the thought that they were not allowed to go into Mr

Featherstone's rooet stronger as he got less able to auid to sting, he had thethe h Mary Garth, they had

presented theether within the door of the bedroo a white handkerchief partially unfolded in her

hand--and both with faces in a sort of half- purple; while Mrs