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It was terrible that a young ood or soto bind him to the better course! There was the motto of his house, and the pro hiht dull; and opposed to those influences there was an unconquerable feeling on his own part that he was altogether unfitted for the kind of life that was expected of him Joined to this there was the fact of that unfortunate connection in Ireland from which he knew that it would be base to fly, and which, as it seemed to him, made any attempt at respectability i, as he was preparing to start, his aunt again sent for hi her bedroo, and her face ith care "Fred," she said; "dear Fred"

"Good-bye, aunt The last word I have to say is that I i as you are comfortable here"

"You will co certain about that"

She still had hold of hi, frightened, wistful eyes "I know," she said, "that you will be thinking of what passed between us yesterday"

"Certainly I shall re for you, Fred; and now I tell you to look to your Father which is in Heaven for guidance, and not to take it fro Ask Him to keep your feet steady in the path, and your heart pure, and your thoughts free from wickedness Oh, Fred, keep your mind and body clear before Him, and if you will kneel to Hih all difficulties" It was thus that she intended to tell him that his proht, and that he was to irl if by no other way he could release hi herself to declare to him in plain ter his new Countess to Scroope in order that she ht be that the Lord would still show him a way out of the two evils

But his brother was ether out to the yard in which the young Earl was to get into his carriage "Upon the whole, Fred, if I were you I shouldlord shook his head "It may be that I do not know all the circumstances If they be as I have heard them from you, I should marry her Good-bye Letanywhere"