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His complexion was as fine as Elfride's own; the pink of his cheeks as delicate His mouth as perfect as Cupid's bow in forht curly hair; bright sparkling blue-gray eyes; a boy's blush and ht-brown fur on his upper lip deserved the latter title: this composed the London professional man, the prospect of whose advent had so troubled Elfride

Elfride hastened to say she was sorry to tell hi, and gave the reason why Mr Smith replied, in a voice boyish by nature and manly by art, that he was very sorry to hear this news; but that as far as his reception was concerned, it did not matter in the least

Stephen was shown up to his roolided into her father's

'He's co man for a business man!'

'Oh, indeed!'

'His face is--well--PRETTY; just like ; that's all I know of him yet It is rather nice, is it not?'

'Well, we shall see that e know hi to eat and drink, for Heaven's sake And when he has done eating, say I should like to have a feords with hilided downstairs again, and whilst she awaits young S to his visit had better be given

1--MR SWANCOURT TO MR HEWBY

'ENDELSTOW VICARAGE, Feb 18, 18--

'SIR,--We are thinking of restoring the tower and aisle of the church in this parish; and Lord Luxellian, the patron of the living, has mentioned your name as that of a trustworthy architect whom it would be desirable to ask to superintend the work

'I anorant of the necessary preliminary steps Probably, however, the first is that (should you be, as Lord Luxellian says you are, disposed to assist us) yourself or so, and report thereupon for the satisfaction of parishioners and others

'The spot is a very remote one: we have no railithin fourteenup at--called a town, though e--is Castle Boterel, two miles further on; so that it would be lad to place at your disposal--instead of pushing on to the hotel at Castle Boterel, and co