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"No," said Swithin, "he had had an opportunity of seeing for hi in herBuccaneer or Bosinney or whatever his name was, different from

her manner to himself; in fact, he should rather say" But here

the entrance of Frances and Euphemia put an unfortunate stop to the

conversation, for this was not a subject which could be discussed before

young people

And though Swithin was so stopped like this on the

point of saying so important, he soon recovered his affability

He was rather fond of Frances--Francie, as she was called in the family

She was so smart, and they told his; he called it very clever of her

He rather prided hi any reason why they shouldn't paint pictures, or write tunes,

or books even, for the matter of that, especially if they could turn a

useful penny by it; not at all--kept them out of mischief It was not as

if they were ood-natured conte illustration of the

attitude of Forsytes towards the Arts She was not really 'little,' but

rather tall, with dark hair for a Forsyte, which, together with a grey

eye, gave her as called 'a Celtic appearance' She wrote songs

with titles like 'Breathing Sighs,' or 'Kiss me, Mother, ere I die,'

with a refrain like an anthem: