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Mr Arnot did not leave his library that night His wife came to the door and found it locked To her appeal he replied coldly, but decisively, that he was engaged

She sighed deeply, feeling that the sojourn of young Haldane under her roof was destined to end in a manner most painful to herself and to her friend, his mother She feared that the latter would blame her somewhat for his miserable fiasco, and she fully believed that if her husband perrace, she would never be forgiven by the proud and aristocratic lady

And yet she felt that it was almost useless to speak to her husband in his present mood, or to hope that he could be induced to show rave an offense

Of the worst feature in Haldane's conduct, however, she had no knowledge Mr Arnot rarely spoke to his wife concerning his business, and she had , that Haldane had been sent to New York upon so upon the supposition that her husband had reraciously thanked hi novelty of scene

Mr Arnot, who happened to verge sorimly at his wife's coe in sonificent offer," and asserted that if she had been "like his wife, she would have ju hold of such a crude, unreformed specimen of humanity Indeed," concluded he, "I did not know but that Mrs Arnot was bringing about the ht have a little of the raw material for reformatory purposes continually on hand"

Mrs Arnot smiled, as she ever did, at her husband's atteht, delicate shafts, winged sportively and carelessly, had rather the character of any heavy object that came to hand thrown at her with heedless, inconsiderate force It is due Mr Arnot to say that he gave so little thought and attention to the wounds and bruises he caused, as to be unaware that any had been s and jewel-tipped anization, and he acted practically as if the rest of humanity had been cast in the same mold with himself

But Haldane's act touched hie sum of his money been made aith, but, as far worse, there had been a ularity in the business routine While, therefore, he resolved that Haldane should receive full punish the rest of his e lesson chiefly occupied his mind