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'Your dog re the hand I offered hi what I was about 'You rise early'

'Not often so early as this,' I replied, with a all the circumstances of the case

'How far do you purpose to extend your walk?'

'I was thinking of returning--it old one now--and told me it was only fiveenough walk,' said he, turning towards the town, to which I now proceeded leisurely to retrace my steps; and he walked beside me

'In what part of the town do you live?' asked he 'I never could discover'

Never could discover? Had he endeavoured to do so then? I told him the place of our abode He asked hoe prospered in our affairs I told hi very well--that we had had a considerable addition to our pupils after the Christmas vacation, and expected a still further increase at the close of this

'You must be an accomplished instructor,' he observed

'No, it is s so well, and is so active, and clever, and kind'

'I should like to know your mother Will you introduce ly'

'And will you allowin upon you now and then?'

'Yes, if--I suppose so'

This was a very foolish answer, but the truth was, I considered that I had no right to invite anyone to e; and if I had said, 'Yes, if my mother does not object,' it would appear as if by his question I understood more than was expected; so, SUPPOSING she would not, I added, 'I suppose so:' but of course I should have said so more sensible and more polite, if I had had my wits about me We continued our walk for a minute in silence; which, however, was shortly relieved (no shtness of the es A--- possessed over many other fashionable places of resort

'You don't ask what brings h to come for my own pleasure'

'I heard you had left Horton'

'You didn't hear, then, that I had got the living of F-?'