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As he was thinking of all this, Lady Carbury ca dress, and made herself pretty, as she well kne to do And now she dressed her face in her sweetest smiles Her mind, also, was full of the Mel cousin all the good that ht come to her and hers by an alliance with the heiress 'I can understand, Roger,' she said, taking his arm, 'that you should not like those people'

'What people?'

'The Melmottes'

'I don't dislike them How should I dislike people that I never saw? I dislike those who seek their society si rich'

'Meaningyou I don't dislike you, as you know very well, though I do dislike the fact that you should run after these people I was thinking of the Longestaffes then'

'Do you suppose, ratification? Do you think that I go to their house because I find pleasure in their ood that they will do me?'

'I would not follow them at all'

'I will go back if you bid me, but I must first explain what I mean You know my son's condition,--better, I fear, than he does hi 'What is he to do? The only chance for a young irl with ; you can't deny that'

'Nature has done enough for him'

'We , and was very young when he caht have done better; but howmen placed in such te left'

'I fear not'

'And therefore is it not iirl with irl's er, how hard you are!'

'A man must be hard or soft,--which is best?'

'With women I think that a little softness has the most effect I want to make you understand this about the Melirl will not marry Felix unless she loves him'

'But does he love her?'