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"And Audrey?" said his wife

Darden, about to rise, sank back again and sat still, a hand upon either

arm of his chair "Eh!" he said; then, in a meditative tone, "That is

so,--there is Audrey"

"If he has eyes, he'll see that for himself," retorted Mistress Deborah

tartly "'More to the purpose,' he'll say, 'where is the one," answered Darden "Gone in one in meat and

drink and raiment He didn't want it buried Pshaw, Deborah, he has quite

forgot his fine-lady plan! He forgot it years ago, I'll swear"

"I'll send her now on an errand to the Widow Constance's," said the

et her a gown"-The ht his hand down upon the table "You'll do no such

thing!" he thundered "The girl's got to be here when he comes As for her

dress, can't she borrow froh only the wife

of a poor parson, you aith a bona roba! Go trick

her out, and bring her here I'll attend to the wine and the books"

When the door opened again, and Audrey, alar, slipped

with the wind into the room, and stood in the sunshine before the

hed, and finally swore