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During the whole of that evening Roger Carbury hardly spoke to his cousin Hetta There was not much conversation between them till quite late, when Father Barha his people there, and had walked back, taking Carbury on the way 'What did you think of our bishop?' Roger asked him, rather imprudently

'Not much of him as a bishop I don't doubt that hehis neighbours than an average lord But you don't put power or responsibility into the hands of any one sufficient to y in the diocese would be guided by hiht co opinion of his own, and would not therefore desire to dominate theirs Take any of your bishops that has an opinion,--if there be one left,--and see how far your clergy consent to his teaching!' Roger turned round and took up his book He was already beco tired of his pet priest He hiatory to his new friend's religion in the ; but his new friend did not by any er felt that were he to take up the cudgels for an arguht be worsted in the combat, as in such combats success is won by practised skill rather than by truth Henrietta was also reading, and Felix was s whether the hours would ever wear themselves away in that castle of dulness, in which no cards were to be seen, and where, except atto drink But Lady Carbury was quite willing to allow the priest to teach her that all appliances for the disseht

'I suppose our bishops are sincere in their beliefs,' she said with her sweetest smile

'I'm sure I hope so I have no possible reason to doubt it as to the two or three whom I have seen,--nor indeed as to all the rest whom I have not seen'

'They are so ood and pioustends so ood inco excellent bishops I find no fault with them, but much with the system by which they are controlled Is it probable that a uides for other men's souls because he has succeeded by infinite labour in his vocation in beco the leader of a majority in the House of Commons?'