o ready, traitorous tenderness into a o learn rivial language. And to Maggie t been everyday incidents, but  in ite for e fres tone of gentle solicitude obliged o look at t  to t mutual glance from being delicious to bot he evening before.

    It  an ordinary act of politeness in Step aken tes; and Lucy, . But to Py t o find a definite ground for itself in any trivial incident, teping a beam from rong a contrast  signs of indifference as to be cepibility as if it  iron, and  inclined to make tter discord. ing any unusual feeling betepold ed to go  once t  reflect coolly on till y. But ted to stay as long as Stepayed - alo be present  seemed to poor Pural - nay, inevitable t any man ep: t emboldened Po vieumult, and Lucy  onis, rance to summon to luncly breaking off the music.

    `Aered t seen you for a long   after o t of town.

    `o Mudport on business for several days, said P hes come back now.

    `As fond of his farming hobby as ever, eh?

    `I believe so, said P terest in s.

    `A some land in hink?

    `Yes, he has.

    `Ainued Mr Deane, as  find farming a em - an expensive o t. And t of all  people t money at. t t of a sack then.

    Lucy felt a little nervous under ly gratuitous criticism of Mr akems expenditure. But it ceased t and meditative during omed to cions in ly become strong, for an extra interest in o t an unusual curiosity to knohem in his mind.

    ited to ed to tell or ask icular: s tulliver to leave ter dinner, and seate