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But however slow in ebbing, the tide was really set toward ho out of the vestry room, found the churchyard alreater nuone, and there had also departed both berlins, the

calash, and two chaises Mr Haas handing the three Graces into the

coach with the chained coachrew so oaths,

went over to the three beneath the oak "How many spoke to you to-day?" he

asked roughly of his wife "Did he come and speak?"

"No, he didn't!" cried Mistress Deborah tartly "And all the gentry went

by; only Mr Bray stopped to say that everybody knew of your fight with

Mr Bailey at the French ordinary, and that the Co to suspend him I wish to Heaven I knehy I

ht have had

his Lordship's own man! Of all the fools"-"You were not the only one," answered her husband grimly "Well, let's

home; there's dinner yet What is it, Audrey?" This in answer to an

inarticulate sound froirl

The schoolone with

the coach Perhaps he only waited until the other gentlefolk should be

gone Here he coates was bare of all whose presence mattered, and