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The noble and unselfish Vernonsplendidly, and every e filled all the thoughts of a good little girl with gray dark char eyes and a face that re was not half bad either He was spared theto make a silk purse out of a sow's ear In one of his arts as in the other he decided that she had talent And it was pleasant that to him should have fallen the task of teacher in both departments Those who hunt the fox will tell you that Reynard enjoys, equally with the hounds and their masters, the pleasures of the chase Vernon was quite of this opinion in regard to his favourite sport He really felt that he gave as s were so easy that the easy forgetting of others see always ca, her charether, it seeet Betty, could never wish to forget her

Her pretty conscious dignity charmed him He stood still to look at it He took no step forward His role was that of the deeply respectful "brother artist" If his hand touched hers as he corrected her drawing, that was accident If, as he leaned over her, criticising her work, the wind sent the end of her hair against his ear, that could hardly be avoided in a breezy English spring It was not his fault that the little thrill it gave hi at her, he perceived that her own ears had grown scarlet

Betty went through her days in a dreas, the Parish visits when she tried to adjust the quarrels and cal round the Parish Magazine There were no long hours, now In every spareto please him It was the least she could do, after all his kindness

Her step-father surprised her once hard at ith charcoal and board and pluratulated hies of occupation as a cure for discontent had borne fruit so speedy and so sound

"Dear child, she only wanted a word in season," he thought And he said: "I alad to see that you have put away vain dreams, Lizzie And your labours will not be throay, either If you go on taking pains I daresay you will be able to paint so-books and screens for the School Bazaar"