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'Ruby is very pretty Has she gone with any one?'

'No;--she went alone But the horror of it is this They think down there that Felix has,--well, made love to her, and that she has been taken to London by him'

'That would be very bad'

'He certainly has known her Though he lied, as he always lies, when I first spoke to hiht him to admit that he and she had been friends down in Suffolk Of course we knohat such friendship means But I do not think that she came to London at his instance Of course he would lie about that He would lie about anything If his horse cost hiave fifty, and another two hundred But he has not lived long enough yet to be able to lie and tell the truth with the same eye When he is as old as I a to town?'

'He did not when I first asked him I am not sure, but I fancy that I was too quick after her She started last SaturdayI followed on the Sunday, andthen of her being in town He is very clever if he did Since that he has avoided ht him once but only for half a minute, and then he swore that he had not seen her'

'You still believed him?'

'No;--he did it very well, but I knew that he was prepared for me I cannot say how it les has now quarrelled with Cruhter He was frightened at first; but that has gone off, and he is now reconciled to the loss of the girl and the saving of his money'

After that Paul told all his own story,--the double story, both in regard to Meler could only tell him to follow explicitly the advice of his Liverpool friend 'I never believed in the thing, you know'

'Nor did I But what could I do?'

'I' sure that you intend to be honest, I would not for a moment insist on my own opinion, if it did not seem that Mr Ramsbottom thinks as I do In such a matter, when a man does not see his oay clearly, it behoves him to be able to show that he has followed the advice of sonizes You have to bind your character to another ood, will carry you through Froood;--but then you must do exactly what he tells you'