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When she awoke it ith the sense of so up, only just avoiding the knob, she saw Mrs Loveday's well-preserved brunette face gazing at her

"Your servant, ma'am," she said "You'll excuse me if I speak with you here, for I s"

"Is it very late?" said Aurelia, taking froo

"Nigh upon ten o'clock," said Loveday "I must not stay, but it is my Lady's wish that you should have all that is coe behaves herself"

"Is there any news from Bowstead?" was all Aurelia could at first de lady, you had best put all that matter out of your head for ever and a day I knohat these young gentlemen are They are not to be hearkened to one moment, not the best of them Let theuardians have the one, the worse it is I saw you lying asleep here looking so innocent that it went toas death,' but that's only a bit of some play-book, and don't you trust to it, for I never saw love that was stronger than a spider's web"

"Oh, hush, Mrs Loveday It is in the Bible!"

"You don't say so, ma'am," the woman said awestruck

"I would show it you, only all s are away God is love, you know," said Aurelia, sitting up with clasped hands, "and He gives it, so it "

"Well, all the love I've ever seen was h; "and you'll find it so if youbeaux and what they say"

Aurelia shook her head a little as she sat up in bed with her clasped hands; and there was a look on her face that Mrs Loveday did not understand, as she went on with her advice

"So,lady, you see all that is left for you is to frame your mind to keep close here, and conform to my Lady's will till all is blown over one way or another"