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'Adieu! she cries, and waved her lily hand'

The few tattered clouds of the ed and united, the sun withdrew behind the drew to a close in drifts of rain The water-drops beat like duck shot against theof the railway-carriage containing Stephen and Elfride

The journey fro express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool Elfride's excite the latter half of the journey She was aroused by the clanging of the maze of rails over which they traced their way at the entrance to the station

Is this London?' she said

'Yes, darling,' said Stephen in a tone of assurance he was far froreatly differed fro

She peered out as well as the , beaded with drops, would allow her, and saw only the la in the wet atmosphere, and rows of hideous zinc chiainst the sky She writhed uneasily, as when a thought is swelling in the mind which must cause much pain at its deliverance in words Elfride had known no s of evil report than the native wild-fowl knew of the effects of Crusoe's first shot Now she saw a little further, and a little further still

The train stopped Stephen relinquished the soft hand he had held all the day, and proceeded to assist her on to the platforround seemed all that anted to complete a resolution within her

She looked at her betrothed with despairing eyes

'O Stephen,' she exclaiain--I ive my wretched vacillation I don't like it here--nor myself--nor you!'

Stephen looked bewildered, and did not speak

'Will you allow o with ree to ; that you will not hate ain; indeed it is, Stephen'

'But we can't return now,' he said in a deprecatory tone

'I o?'

'Now Can we go at once?'

The lad looked hopelessly along the platfor to remain, dearest,' said he sadly, 'you shall You shall do whatever you like, o now than stay till to-o as my wife?'