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"It would be very bad if ere to hear that he was irl of e only know that she is a Roman Catholic and friendless"

The Earl's brow became very black "I don't think that he would treatit, perhaps;--but if he should becoled and make a promise!"

Then the Earl did speak to his nephew "Fred," he said, "I have been thinking a great deal about you I have little else to think of now I should take it as a ive up the arain at all?"

"It is absurd that you should do so in your present position You should be here, and learn the circumstances of the property before it becomes your own There can hardly be more than a year or two left for the lesson"

The Earl's manner was very impressive He looked into his nephew's face as he spoke, and stood with his hand upon the young man's shoulder But Fred Neville was a Neville all over,--and the Nevilles had always chosen to have their oay He had not the power of intellect nor the finished manliness which his brother possessed; but he could be as obstinate as any Neville,--as obstinate as his father had been, or his uncle And in this uments which his uncle could hardly answer on the spur of the moment No doubt he could sell out in proper course, but at the present moment he was as much bound by military law to return as would be any coo back That at any rate was certain And if his uncle did not iment till October

Lord Scroope could not condescend to repeat his request, or even again to allude to it His whole manner altered as he took his hand away from his nephew's shoulder But still he was deterround for quarrelling,--and by any quarrel the injury to hireater than any that could befall the heir He stood for a ain in a tone very different from that he had used before "I hope," he said,--and then he paused again; "I hope you kno veryin a manner suitable to your position"

"Quite so;--I think"