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"He is not false Why should you think him false?"

"I do not think it; but if he were--! Never mind If he be true to you, I will not burden him If I can see you happy, Kate, I will bear all the rest" That which she would have to bear would be utter solitude for life She could look forward and see how black and tedious would be her days; but all that would be nothing to her if her child were lifted up on high

It was now the beginning of April, which for sports is over There is literally nothing to shoot And fishing,--even if there were fishing in England worth a entleman of enterprise driven very hard in this respect used to declare that there was no reo and fly hawks in Holland Fred Neville could not fly hawks at Scroope, and found that there was nothing for hiested--books "I like books better than anything," said Fred "I always have a lot of novels down at our quarters But a fellow can't be reading all day, and there isn't a novel in the house except Walter Scott's and a lot of old rubbish By-the-bye have you read 'All Isn't Gold That Glitters?'" Miss Mellerby had not read the tale naood novel"

Day passed after day and it seeh he was expected to remain at Scroope without any definite purpose, and, worse still, without any fixed liation he rode about the property and asked questions as to the tenants It was all to be his own, and in the course of nature must be his own very soon There could not but be an interest for hie and every field But yet there was present to hi a task; and the occupation was not pleasant to him because it was a task The steith hi the whole ride This ht to be so much more; but there were circuood This farm was supposed to be the best on the estate, and that other the worst Oh yes, there were plenty of foxes "My Lord" had always insisted that the foxes should be preserved Soentry no doubt had reat shame Foxes had been seen, two or three at a time, the very day after the coverts had been drawn blank As for gaot up very soon, as there was plenty of corn and the woods were large; but "My Lord" had never cared for game The farmers all shot the rabbits on their own land Rents were paid to the day There was never any mistake about that Of course the land would require to be re-valued, but "My Lord" wouldn't hear of such a thing being done in his ti very badly The wood had been a good deal neglected "My Lord" had never liked to hear the axe going That was Grumby Green and the boundary of the estate in that direction The next fars an acre dearer than "My Lord's" land If Mr Neville wished it the steould show him the limit of the estate on the other side to-morrow No doubt there was a plan of the estate It was in "My Lord's" own rooe and bounds Fred thought that he would study this plan on the next day instead of riding about with the steward