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"And do you reot his First, and they wanted hiland and travel? Do you reoing to do, and took a bet with Wratislaw about it?"

It is probable that this sad elegy would have continued for hours, had not a servant approached with letters, which he distributed, two to Arthur Mordaunt and one to Mr Winterhaht have seen that two of the envelopes were identical Arthur slipped one into his pocket, but tore open the other and read

"It's from Lewie," he cried "He wants me down there next week at Etterick He says he is all alone and crazy to see old friends again"

"Mine's the sa out Mr Haystoun's by no o It's the very chance ishing for"

Then he added with a cheerful face, "I begin to think better of hu the poor man as a defaulter, and ten minutes after he heaps coals of fire on our heads There can't be much truth in what that newspaper says, or he wouldn't want his friends down to spoil sport"

"I wonder what he'll be like? Wratisla hi He's rather fanified and wise He'll be able to teach us s, and we'll have to listen with proper hu of the kind," said George "He has his faults like us all, but they don't run in that line No, no, Leill be h He may have the pride of Lucifer at heart, but he would never show it His fault is just this infernalso his merits to the world"

Arthur looked curiously at his companion Mr Winterhaood fellows, but to the staid and rising politician he was not a person for serious talk Hence, when he found hi been a suspicion of his own, he illing to credit him with a new acuteness

"You know I've always backed Lewie to root it in hiether"