le, by tion, tedious : only no of the billiard-players was heard from above.

    It o dress for dinner, , suddenly exclaimed—

    “Voile, Monsieur Rocer, qui revient!”

    I turned, and Miss Ingram darted forions; for at time a cruncramp of  gravel. A post-chaise was approaching.

    “ can possess o come  style?” said Miss Ingram. “, ? and Pilot  he animals?”

    As sall person and ample garments so near t I o bend back almost to t observe me at first, but . t-copped; tleman aligtired in travelling garb; but it  Mr. Rocer; it all, fasranger.

    “iresome monkey!” (apostropo give false intelligence?” and s on me an angry glance, as if I .

    Some parleying ered. o Lady Ingram, as deeming  lady present.

    “It appears I come at an inopportune time, madam,” said er, is from  I arrive from a very long journey, and I timate acquaintance as to instal myself ill urns.”

    e; , in speaking, struck me as being some precisely foreign, but still not altoget be about Mr. Rocer’s,—bety and forty;  first sigion, you detected somet displeased, or rat failed to please. ures  too relaxed: , but t of it ame, vacant life—at least so I t.

    ty. It  till after dinner t I sa  I liked  struck me as being at time unsettled and inanimate. s o  an unamiable-looking man,  smoot aquiline nose and small c on t blank, brown eye.

    As I sat in my usual nook, and looked at  of telpiece beaming full over o t sill nearer, as if er. I t spoken) trast could not be mucer b