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'Because you talked so well, ht you required no assistance from me: and, besides, he was your visitor, not mine'

After that, he often called upon us--several tienerally addressed most of his conversation to my mother: and no wonder, for she could converse I alorous fluency of her discourse, and the strong sense evinced by everything she said--and yet, I did not; for, though I occasionally regretted reat pleasure to sit and hear the two beings I loved and honoured above every one else in the world, discoursing together so amicably, so wisely, and so well I was not always silent, however; nor was I at all neglected I was quite as much noticed as I would wish to be: there was no lack of kind words and kinder looks, no end of delicate attentions, too fine and subtle to be grasped by words, and therefore indescribable--but deeply felt at heart

Ceremony was quickly dropped between us: Mr Weston cauest, welco the econones:' the naave no offence in any quarter, he seereatly to prefer that appellation to 'Miss Grey;' and so did I How tedious and gloomy were those days in which he did not come! And yet not miserable; for I had still the remembrance of the last visit and the hope of the next to cheerhim, I certainly felt very anxious--absurdly, unreasonably so; for, of course, he had his own business and the affairs of his parish to attend to And I dreaded the close of the holidays, when MY business also would begin, and I should be sometimes unable to see hied to be with him alone: a position I did not at all desire, in the house; though to meet him out of doors, and walk beside hi, however, in the last week of the vacation, he arrived- -unexpectedly: for a heavy and protracted thunder-shower during the afternoon had al him that day; but now the storhtly

'A beautiful evening, Mrs Grey!' said he, as he entered 'Agnes, I want you to take a ith me to--' (he named a certain part of the coast--a bold hill on the land side, and towards the sea a steep precipice, frolorious view is to be had) 'The rain has laid the dust, and cooled and cleared the air, and the prospect will be nificent Will you come?'