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"But you ht have been a little too hasty there, Mother," said Mr Irwine, s "Don't you remember hoith Juno's last pups? One of thee of its mother, but it had two or three of its father's tricks notwithstanding Nature is clever enough to cheat even you, Mother"

"Nonsense, child! Nature never makes a ferret in the shape of a mastiff You'll never persuade me that I can't tell what men are by their outsides If I don't like a man's looks, depend upon it I shall never like HIM I don't want to know people that look ugly and disagreeable, any reeable If they lance, I say, take theish, or fishy eye, now,of eyes," said Captain Donnithorne, "that re you, Godmamma It came down in a parcel from London the other day I know you are fond of queer, wizardlike stories It's a volume of poe stuff, but the first is in a different style--'The Ancient Mariner' is the title I can hardly e, striking thing I'll send it over to you; and there are some other books that you may like to see, Irwine--paelicalism, whatever theysuch things to me I've written to him to desire that fro that ends in ISM"

"Well, I don't know that I'm very fond of isms myself; but I oing on I've a littleto leave the room, "and then I shall be ready to set out with you"

The little matter that Mr Irwine had to attend to took him up the old stone staircase (part of the house was very old) and ently "Come in," said a woman's voice, and he entered a room so darkened by blinds and curtains that Miss Kate, the thinby the bedside, would not have had light enough for any other sort of work than the knitting which lay on the little table near her But at present she was doing what required only the di head that lay on the pilloith fresh vinegar It was a small face, that of the poor sufferer; perhaps it had once been pretty, but noorn and sallow Miss Kate came towards her brother and whispered, "Don't speak to her; she can't bear to be spoken to to-day" Anne's eyes were closed, and her brow contracted as if from intense pain Mr Irent to the bedside and took up one of the delicate hands and kissed it, a slight pressure froers told him that it orth-while to have coered aat her, and then turned away and left the rooently--he had taken off his boots and put on slippers before he cas he has declined to do even for hi off his boots, will not think this last detail insignificant