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'Certainly;--why not? She is at, home now, I think'

'I ait till to-morrohen I call to see Felix I should like her to know that I aue was in town the other day He was here, I suppose?'

'Yes;--he called'

'Was that all you saw of hiot a card for hione down to Carbury?'

'No;--not to Carbury I think he had some business about his partners at Liverpool There is another case of a youngto do Not that Paul is at all like Sir Felix' This he was induced to say by the spirit of honesty which was always strong within him

'Don't be too hard upon poor Felix' said Lady Carbury Roger, as he took his leave, thought that it would be impossible to be too hard upon Sir Felix Carbury

The nextLady Carbury was in her son's bedroom before he was up, and with incredible weakness told hi to lecture him 'What the devil's the use of it?' said Felix from beneath the bedclothes

'If you speak to me in that way, Felix, Ito ot to say just as if it were said It's all very well preaching ser to people who ain't good'

'Why shouldn't you be good?'

'I shall do very well, mother, if that felloill leave me alone I can play o now I'll get up' She had intended to ask him for some of the e failed her If she asked for his nise and tacitly approve his ga It was not yet eleven, and it was early for hiet out of the house before that horrible bore should be upon hietic He was actually eating his breakfast at half-past eleven, and had already contrived in his ot into the street,-- towards Marylebone Road, by which route Roger would certainly not coly turned away, dodging round by the first corner,--and just as he had turned it encountered his cousin Roger, anxious in regard to his errand, with time at his command, had co not of Felix but of Felix's sister The baronet felt that he had been caught,--caught unfairly, but by noto your er