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'Perfectly And though it is unfortunate, and I ahtest notice ofin the house the while'

'I will not But I shall be down to-hter is an excellent doctor A dose or two of herstuff in the world Well, now about the church business Take a seat, do We can't afford to stand upon ceremony in these parts as you see, and for this reason, that a civilized hu with us; and so we cannot waste tione before we have had the pleasure of close acquaintance This tower of ours is, as you will notice, entirely gone beyond the possibility of restoration; but the church itself is well enough You should see so the walls'

'Dear hbour ofservice, open their u ceases froon the table, I will show you how far we have got'

Stephen crossed the room to fetch them, and the vicar seeure of his visitor

'I suppose you are quite co slightly

'You are very young, I fancy--I should say you are not more than nineteen?'

I ae; I am forty-two'

'By the way,' said Mr Swancourt, after some conversation, 'you said your whole narandfather ca, it has occurred toto a well-known ancient county family--not ordinary Smiths in the least'

'I don't think we have any of their blood in our veins'

'Nonsense! you must Hand me the "Landed Gentry" Now, let me see There, Stephen Fitzmaurice Smith--he lies in St Mary's Church, doesn't he? Well, out of that fa the Leaseworthy Smiths, and collaterally came General Sir Stephen Fitzmaurice Smith of Caxbury----'

'Yes; I have seen his monument there,' shouted Stephen 'But there is no connection between his family and mine: there cannot be'

'There is none, possibly, to your knowledge But look at this,his fist upon the bedpost for e in London, but springing froical tree of the Stephen Fitzmaurice Smiths of Caxbury Manor You may be only a family of professional men now--I am not inquisitive: I don't ask questions of that kind; it is not in me to do so--but it is as plain as the nose in your face that there's your origin! And, Mr Sratulate you upon your blood; blue blood, sir; and, upon oes'