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"My dear fellow, not at all," declares Sir Adrian hastily, shocked at his own apparent want of courtesy "I assure you, you ratefully accept your offer, and beg you will be Marlow"

"But really--" begins Arthur Dynecourt

"Not a word!" interrupts Sir Adrian; and indeed by this tiht his cousin to believe he is about to confer upon hioes on, walking toward the otherover the vexed question, "I've settled it all for you Here is my cousin; he will take the difficulty off your hands, and be a first-class Marlow at the same time"

A suppressed consternation follows this announcelances cast upon the new-comer, who receives the, Arthur approaches one of the astonished group who is known to hi of his shoulders As he is Sir Adrian's cousin, every one feels that it will be i the much-coveted part

"Well, I have sacrificed myself for you; I have renounced a very dear desire all to please you," says Sir Adrian softly, bending down to Florence "Have I succeeded?"

"You have succeeded in displeasinghis aive me, but I had hoped for another Marlow"

She blushes prettily as she says this, and an expression arises in her dark eyes thatover her hand, he imprints a kiss upon it Dora Talbot, whose head is turned aside, sees nothing of this, but Arthur Dynecourt has observed the silent caress, and a dark frown gathers on his brow