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She greeted them, however, with a cheerful s equal to their own They placed themselves one on each side of her, and all three walked away chatting and laughing as young ladies do when they get together, if they be but on tolerably inti myself to be one too ed behind, as usual on such occasions: I had no relish for walking beside Miss Green or Miss Susan like one deaf and dumb, who could neither speak nor be spoken to

But this ti alone It struckabout Mr Weston he should come up and accost ht there was nothing odd about it, unless it were the fact of his speaking toand so near his own abode, it was natural enough that he should be about; and as forthat, with little intermission, ever since we set out on our journey; so there was nothing reain, Miss Grey,' said he

'Yes'

'What kind of people are those ladies--the Misses Green?'

'I really don't know'

'That's strange--when you live so near and see theood-teine you ed a ith either of the particularly reserved'

'Very likely they are not so to people of their own class; but they consider the in quite a different sphere from me!'

He made no reply to this: but after a short pause, he said,--'I suppose it's these things, Miss Grey, that make you think you could not live without a home?'

'Not exactly The fact is I am too socially disposed to be able to live contentedly without a friend; and as the only friends I have, or am likely to have, are at hoone--I will not say I could not live--but I would rather not live in such a desolate world'

'But why do you say the only friends you are likely to have? Are you so unsociable that you cannot make friends?'

'No, but I never made one yet; and inso, or even of for a common acquaintance The fault ether'