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That sa about in his dressing-roo British person reflected in the old-fashioned reen piece of tapestry, by Pharaoh's daughter and herthe infant Moses, he was holding a discussion with hi the black silk sling over his shoulder, had issued in a distinct practical resolution

"I ledale and fish for a week or so," he said aloud "I shall take you with ; so be ready by half-past eleven"

The lohistle, which had assisted hi at this resolution, here broke out into his loudest ringing tenor, and the corridor, as he hurried along it, echoed to his favourite song froar's Opera, "When the heart of a man is oppressed with care" Not an heroic strain; nevertheless Arthur felt hiive his orders about the horses His own approbation was necessary to hiratuitously; it must be won by a fair amount of merit He had never yet forfeited that approbation, and he had considerable reliance on his own virtues No young man could confess his faults more candidly; candour was one of his favourite virtues; and how can a man's candour be seen in all its lustre unless he has a few failings to talk of? But he had an agreeable confidence that his faults were all of a generous kind--i, crafty, reptilian It was not possible for Arthur Donnithorne to do anything etting myself into a hobble, but I always take care the load shall fall on my own shoulders" Unhappily, there is no inherent poetical justice in hobbles, and they will sometimes obstinately refuse to inflict their worst consequences on the prime offender, in spite of his loudly expressed wish It was entirely owing to this deficiency in the scheht any one into trouble besides hiood-natured; and all his pictures of the future, when he should come into the estate, weretheir landlord, ould be the entleh taste--jolly housekeeping, finest stud in Loa as different as possible from as now associated with the naood actions he would perform in that future should be to increase Irwine's incoht keep a carriage for his mother and sisters His hearty affection for the rector dated froe of frocks and trousers It was an affection partly filial, partly fraternal--fraternal enough to er ly fro Irwine's disapprobation