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"We had that o," nodded Sir

Maurice, "e agreed to--disagree, as ays have done,

and shall do--with the result that we find each other agreeably

disagreeable"

"I had hoped that you ht be friends"

"My dear Charhed, "so unreasonable

Would you have us contravene the established order of things? It

was preordained that Cousin Peter should scowl atmy shoulders, thus, at

Cousin Peter--a little hate with, say, a dash of contelomerate vapidity which we call Life,

and make it almost palatable

"But I a a step nearer to her, "at thishis hammers and chisels--I have coht you patiently until

I found you--and I will never forego you so long as life lasts

--but you know all this"

"Yes, I know all this"

"I have been very patient, Charh it all; I knew, and in your woman's heart

--you knew, that you must yield at last--that the chase ht----"

"When I ran away from you, in the storm, Sir Maurice, I told you,

once and for all, that I hated you Have you forgotten?--hated