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"My dear, your clever tongue runs aith you," said Lady Chettaain prematurely, if

our dear Rector were taken away"

"Oh, I ht be a necessary econoht as well be Hindoos instead of

Christians Of course if a wo man, she must take

the consequences, and one who does it twice over deserves her fate

But if she can marry blood, beauty, and bravery--the sooner the

better"

"I think the subject of our conversation is very ill-chosen," said Sir

Jae it"

"Not on my account, Sir James," said Dorothea, deter herself from certain oblique references to

excellenton my behalf, I can assure you

that no question can be e It is no : whether it is admirable in them or not, I shall not follow

them Pray let Mrs Cadwallader amuse herself on that subject as much

as on any other"

"My dear Mrs Casaubon," said Lady Chettam, in her stateliest way, "you

do not, I hope, think there was any allusion to you in