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"Wait here awhich

Fred is tall enough to hang for me I shall be back in a few minutes"

And then he went out Nevertheless, the first word Fred said to Mary

was--

"It is of no use, whatever I do, Mary You are sure to e in his tone

"What do youdeeply,

and surprised out of all her readiness in reply

"It is ih--you

who see everything"

"I only see that you are behaving very ill, Fred, in speaking so of Mr

Farebrother after he has pleaded your cause in every way How can you

have taken up such an idea?"

Fred was rather deep, in spite of his irritation If Mary had really

been unsuspicious, there was no good in telling her what Mrs Garth had

said

"It follows as a matter of course," he replied "When you are

continually seeing a , and whom you set

up above everybody, I can have no fair chance"

"You are very ungrateful, Fred," said Mary "I wish I had never told