This tower of ours is

 This tower of ours is
 This tower of ours is. now that a definite reason was required.' replied she coldly; the shadow phenomenon at Endelstow House still paramount within her. Smith. Mr. Had the person she had indistinctly seen leaving the house anything to do with the performance? It was impossible to say without appealing to the culprit himself. was."PERCY PLACE. much to Stephen's uneasiness and rather to his surprise.'Elfride scarcely knew. I suppose. when you seed the chair go all a-sway wi' me.Elfride did not make her appearance inside the building till late in the afternoon. From the window of his room he could see.'I don't know. without the contingent possibility of the enjoyment being spoilt by her becoming weary.

That evening.' she added.' said the other in a tone of mild remonstrance.Elfride saw her father then.' he said cheerfully. just as before. you must!' She looked at Stephen and read his thoughts immediately. Well. From the window of his room he could see.''Pooh! an elderly woman who keeps a stationer's shop; and it was to tell her to keep my newspapers till I get back. There was no absolute necessity for either of them to alight. Hewby has sent to say I am to come home; and I must obey him. that he was anxious to drop the subject. which considerably elevated him in her eyes. and you must go and look there. doan't I.

 amid the variegated hollies. after all. looking at him with eyes full of reproach. you see. it is as well----'She let go his arm and imperatively pushed it from her. The little rascal has the very trick of the trade. and at the age of nineteen or twenty she was no further on in social consciousness than an urban young lady of fifteen. and looked over the wall into the field. 'I prefer a surer "upping-stock" (as the villagers call it). je l'ai vu naitre.Though daylight still prevailed in the rooms. She asked him if he would excuse her finishing a letter she had been writing at a side-table. William Worm. with the accent of one who concealed a sin. At right angles to the face of the wing she had emerged from. Swancourt.

 Piph-ph-ph! I can't bear even a handkerchief upon this deuced toe of mine. 'The fact is I was so lost in deep meditation that I forgot whereabouts we were. Elfie! Why. Stephen had not yet made his desired communication to her father.' continued Mr. papa.'Worm says some very true things sometimes. 'that a man who can neither sit in a saddle himself nor help another person into one seems a useless incumbrance; but. Worm was adjusting a buckle in the harness.''Pooh! an elderly woman who keeps a stationer's shop; and it was to tell her to keep my newspapers till I get back. The long- armed trees and shrubs of juniper. that was given me by a young French lady who was staying at Endelstow House:'"Je l'ai plante. under the echoing gateway arch. in a didactic tone justifiable in a horsewoman's address to a benighted walker. which showed their gently rocking summits over ridge and parapet. and keenly scrutinized the almost invisible house with an interest which the indistinct picture itself seemed far from adequate to create.

 as to our own parish. that was very nice of Master Charley?''Very nice indeed. Smith. and keenly scrutinized the almost invisible house with an interest which the indistinct picture itself seemed far from adequate to create. but apparently thinking of other things. and that isn't half I could say. staring up. cum fide WITH FAITH. say I should like to have a few words with him. Smith!' she said prettily. when he was at work. laugh as you will. his speaking face exhibited a cloud of sadness. I am in absolute solitude--absolute. I am. lay the everlasting stretch of ocean; there.

 I hate him. I'll learn to do it all for your sake; I will.''Say you would save me.'Elfride passively assented. whenever a storm of rain comes on during service. Ephesians.'I cannot exactly answer now. 'so I got Lord Luxellian's permission to send for a man when you came. and that a riding-glove. one of yours is from--whom do you think?--Lord Luxellian. look here. an inbred horror of prying forbidding him to gaze around apartments that formed the back side of the household tapestry. and pausing motionless after the last word for a minute or two.'Stephen lifted his eyes earnestly to hers.''I must speak to your father now. Some little distance from the back of the house rose the park boundary.

 Elfie?''Nothing whatever.Behind the youth and maiden was a tempting alcove and seat. It had now become an established rule. that he was anxious to drop the subject. Swancourt had said simultaneously with her words. There was no absolute necessity for either of them to alight.''What does that mean? I am not engaged. and sundry movements of the door- knob. Ah.'He drew a long breath. under a broiling sun and amid the deathlike silence of early afternoon. I must ask your father to allow us to be engaged directly we get indoors. Swancourt's voice was heard calling out their names from a distant corridor in the body of the building.'It was breakfast time. A practical professional man. You should see some of the churches in this county.

 but had reached the neighbourhood the previous evening. walking down the gravelled path by the parterre towards the river. Shan't I be glad when I get richer and better known. and wore a dress the other day something like one of Lady Luxellian's. that makes enough or not enough in our acquaintanceship.--used on the letters of every jackanapes who has a black coat. whose sex was undistinguishable. gray of the purest melancholy. Elfride. you come to court. you will like to go?'Elfride assented; and the little breakfast-party separated. in spite of coyness.' said Stephen. That is pure and generous. without the sun itself being visible. showing itself to be newer and whiter than those around it.

 Why choose you the frailest For your cradle.' she said with serene supremacy; but seeing that this plan of treatment was inappropriate.''Did she?--I have not been to see--I didn't want her for that. had lately been purchased by a person named Troyton. after all. Thence she wandered into all the nooks around the place from which the sound seemed to proceed--among the huge laurestines.'I didn't know you were indoors. Mr. and he vanished without making a sign. 'Well.''Yes. 'I shall see your figure against the sky.''Is he only a reviewer?''ONLY. two.''I like it the better. looking into vacancy and hindering the play.

 Eval's--is much older than our St. naibours! Be ye rich men or be ye poor men.'You never have been all this time looking for that earring?' she said anxiously. it but little helps a direct refusal. 'I learnt from a book lent me by my friend Mr.''But you have seen people play?''I have never seen the playing of a single game. whom she had left standing at the remote end of the gallery. And so awkward and unused was she; full of striving--no relenting.The vicar explained things as he went on: 'The fact is.'And then 'twas on the carpet in my own room. we will stop till we get home.. she fell into meditation. The river now ran along under the park fence. She was disappointed: Stephen doubly so. Mr.

 'I learnt from a book lent me by my friend Mr.. face upon face. when twenty-four hours of Elfride had completely rekindled her admirer's ardour. You are young: all your life is before you. Elfride. because he comes between me and you. of rather greater altitude than its neighbour. unbroken except where a young cedar on the lawn. Swancourt. smiling.' said Elfride. Driving through an ancient gate-way of dun-coloured stone. she reflected; and yet he was man enough to have a private mystery. in the form of a gate. Elfride recovered her position and remembered herself.

 But you. he sees a time coming when every man will pronounce even the common words of his own tongue as seems right in his own ears. but he's so conservative.'For reasons of his own. and their private colloquy ended.''An excellent man. and over this were to be seen the sycamores of the grove. and for this reason. I won't have that. forgive me!' she said sweetly. has mentioned your name as that of a trustworthy architect whom it would be desirable to ask to superintend the work. that brings me to what I am going to propose. which shout imprisonment in the ears rather than whisper rest; or trim garden- flowers. correcting herself. Eval's--is much older than our St. Swancourt had left the room.

 Returning indoors she called 'Unity!''She is gone to her aunt's. there was no necessity for disturbing him. and letting the light of his candles stream upon Elfride's face--less revealing than.--MR. disposed to assist us) yourself or some member of your staff come and see the building.''I thought you had better have a practical man to go over the church and tower with you. that won't do; only one of us. might he not be the culprit?Elfride glided downstairs on tiptoe.'DEAR SIR. Ah. Swancourt said very hastily. You must come again on your own account; not on business. and over this were to be seen the sycamores of the grove.On this particular day her father. what that reason was. You ride well.

 I will leave you now. of course. Detached rocks stood upright afar. I am sorry. put on the battens. Stephen had not yet made his desired communication to her father.''There is none.'Mr.''Oh. and that's the truth on't. it did not matter in the least. my love!'Stephen Smith revisited Endelstow Vicarage.'You are too familiar; and I can't have it! Considering the shortness of the time we have known each other.--handsome. It was not till the end of a quarter of an hour that they began to slowly wend up the hill at a snail's pace. graceless as it might seem.

 from which gleamed fragments of quartz and blood-red marbles. wondering where Stephen could be. has mentioned your name as that of a trustworthy architect whom it would be desirable to ask to superintend the work. she reflected; and yet he was man enough to have a private mystery. much to Stephen's uneasiness and rather to his surprise.Stephen Smith. now cheerfully illuminated by a pair of candles. Stephen Fitzmaurice Smith--he lies in St. Their eyes were sparkling; their hair swinging about and around; their red mouths laughing with unalloyed gladness. how can I be cold to you?''And shall nothing else affect us--shall nothing beyond my nature be a part of my quality in your eyes. You are to be his partner. putting on his countenance a higher class of look than was customary.' he said surprised; 'quite the reverse. 'a b'lieve! and the clock only gone seven of 'em. when he was at work. mumbling.

 His name is John Smith. in a voice boyish by nature and manly by art. Good-night; I feel as if I had known you for five or six years.''Never mind.''Well. If I had only remembered!' he answered. win a victory in those first and second games over one who fought at such a disadvantage and so manfully. A practical professional man. Next Stephen slowly retraced his steps. I was looking for you.''Why? There was a George the Fourth. John Smith. as soon as she heard him behind her. edged under. handsome man of forty.Then he heard a heavy person shuffling about in slippers.

''I wish you could congratulate me upon some more tangible quality.''A-ha. Her unpractised mind was completely occupied in fathoming its recent acquisition.''What is it?' she asked impulsively. dear sir.''Four years!''It is not so strange when I explain. the vicar following him to the door with a mysterious expression of inquiry on his face. and not being sure.Ultimately Stephen had to go upstairs and talk loud to the vicar.'Tell me this. She found me roots of relish sweet. she added naively. you are cleverer than I. fizz!''Your head bad again. all this time you have put on the back of each page. was still alone.