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"That's right!" said Sir Mallaby Marlowe "Work while you're young, Saarded his son's bent head with affectionate approval "What's the book to-day?"

"Widgery on Nisi prius Evidence," said Sahly i as a novel--soe two hundred and fifty-four where the hero finds out all about Copyhold and Customary Estates It's a wonderfully powerful situation It appears--but I won't spoil it for you Mind you don't skip to see how it all comes out in the end!" Sir Mallaby suspended conversation while he addressed an iolf-bag For this was the day when he went down to Walton Heath for his weekly foursome with three old friends His tubby form was clad in tweed of a violent nature, with knickerbockers and stockings "Sarip the other day Instead of overlapping the little finger of the right handOh, by the way, Sam"

"Yes?"

"I should lock up the office to-day if I were you, or anxious clients will be co for advice, and you'll find yourself in difficulties I shall be gone, and Peters is away on his holiday You'd better lock the outer door"

"All right," said Sa He had just got to the bit about Raptu Haeredis, which, as of course you know, is a writ for taking away an heir holding insocage

Sir Mallaby looked at his watch

"Well, I'll have to be going See you later, Sa both elbows on the desk and twining his fingers in his hair, returned with a frown of concentration to his grappling with Widgery For perhaps ten ot the upper hand Saainst the stony ray, weakened, faltered, and dropped away; and a hts, as so often happened when he was alone, darted off and began to circle round the ie of Billie Bennett

Since they had last met, Sam had told hi about Billie, that she had gone out of his life and was dead to him; but unfortunately he did not believe it Aon a point like this, and Sa himself for more than two minutes at a time It was useless to pretend that he did not still love Billie more than ever, because he knew he did; and now, as the truth swept over hiave hiray despair which is the al men in his position