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He would have quickly returned to London, but Dora and her husband were staying with the Stanhopes, and her letters from Stanhope Castle were lachrymose complaints of the utter weariness and dreariness of life there the preaching and reading aloud, the regular walking and driving--all the innocent her purpose than ered Mostyn that neither Ruth nor Ethel felt any sy her froly selfish and ill-natured, and was certain that all their reluctance at Dora's presence arose frorace

On the afternoon of the day preceding the intended entertain-roo and chatting, and were not aware of the arrival of any visitors until Mrs Nicholas Rawdon's rosy, good-natured face appeared at the open door Everyone welcoladly, and the Squire offered her a seat

"Nay, Squire," she said, "I'et it or not; for if I don't get it, I shall say good-by as quickly as I can Our John Tho and his friend with hi reat pleasure lies that way--if you'll give it to ladly," answered the Squire, and Ethel immediately went for the necessary passports When she returned she found Mrs Nicholas helping Ruth and the Squire to arrange the large silver and cut crystal on the sideboard, and talking at the sa, "the lads would have been here two days ago, but they stayed in London to see some American lady married John Thomas's friend knew her She was h, but it bewilders e without priest or book It's a new commission The Church's warrant, it seeal, but I told John Thoot himself married in that kind of a way, he wouldn't have father or lad," said the Squire, "that the young s"

"To be sure they do John Thoive me a ht John Thomas should come himself, and I told him plainly that I was ready to do anyone a favor if I could, but if he wanted me to come because he was afraid to come hihed and said he was not feared for any wo, but he did want to make his first appearance in his best clothes--and that was natural, wasn't it? So I cairls with a smile, and said in a comfortable kind of way: "You'll find them very nice lads, indeed I can speak for John Tho since; and as far as I can judge his friend, Nature went about soot a sweet te about men--which Nicholas sometimes makes me think I don't But Nicholas isn't an ordinaryher head at Ethel, she continued reprovingly: "You were neither of you in church Sunday I know so women ent to the parish church--Methodists they are--specially to see your new hats There's soe milliner is pestered to copy them She keeps her eyes open for you You disappointed a lot of people You ought to go to church in the country It's theyou can do"