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"Yes, I will I do re to it I think I do understand about it all, and will do my best But Jack would have made a better Earl than I shall do That's the truth"

"The Lord God has placed you,--and you must pray to Him that He will enable you to do your duty in that state of life to which it has pleased Him to call you You are here and e to enjoy, you must enjoy it, or a burden to bear, youthat, you must know also how incumbent it is upon you not to defile the stock fro"

"I suppose it has been defiled," said Fred, who had been looking into the history of the family "The ninth Earl seems to have randfather"

This was a blow to Lady Scroope, but she bore it with dignity and courage "You would hardly wish it to be said that you had copied the only one of your ancestors who did aher then than it is now, and he of whom you speak was a soldier"

"I'm a soldier too," said the Earl

"Oh, Fred, is it thus you answer h times, when there ars I think he h"

"I have not seen anything of that kind, certainly"

"Your country is at peace, and your place is here, a your tenantry, at Scroope You will proirl in Ireland?"

"If I do, the fault will be all with that old maid at Castle Quin"

"Do not say that, Fred It is impossible Let her conduct have been what it ht in you which would have been wrong, or that wrong which would have been right"

"She's a nasty ood would it do? You cannot at any rate be surprised at my extreme anxiety You did promise your unclelady"

"If I did, that ought to be enough" He was noaxing angry and his face was becoood deal from his uncle's , but he felt his oer and was not prepared to bear much more