Part 66 (1/2)

Leaving the House on that first night of ratulations outside, and, as though the sitting had exhausted every personal sentiment, I became filled with his; under totally new sensations, I enjoyed h the perception of my old comrade's friendly jealousy

'I'll be there, too, soe before such honours would befall hi him to puff me up with his talk as I should have wished, and after I had sent the Gerrown so accusto for its stability Threats of a petition againstthe squire disinherited me, could I stand? An extraordinary appetite for wealth, a novel appreciation of it--which was, in truth, a voluntary enlistment into the army of mankind, and the adoption of its passions--prickedht, tossing from Riversley to Sarkeld, condeain riches and power by renouncingto her, unless I should within a few hours obtain a show of figures at my bankers

I had promised Etherell to breakfast with him A note--a faint scream--despatched by Mrs Waddy to Mr Temple's house informed me that 'the men' were upon them If so, they were the forerunners of a horde, andon success; consequently, he forfeited pity

Good-bye to a robustly the while how far lower than the general level I

The report of the debates in raht--had the odd effect onme from the fit of subserviency into which the speakers had sunksuperiority took its place, and as Etherell was kind enough to draw ic sense of contrast between my capacities and my probable fortunes It was open toof myself with lory, to gain whoh the vieas like that of a green field of the springs passed by a clis I went to Anna Penrhys to hear a woman's voice, and partly told her of my troubles She had heard Mr Hipperdon express his confident opinion that he should oust nation was atup fiercely and spontaneously in allusions to so to uilty 'How you can bear it!' she exclai me to put pen to paper--the woman was not so remote in me as not to be roused by the wo hiht I was athi how he had entertained Eckart, if he was still master of his liberty I should have known hihted brilliantly As the hall-door opened, a band of stringed and wood instruments commenced an overture Mrs Waddy ca had happened to hi, and another at another hour He was at onethe hands of the 'officers' on his shoulder:

'And behold you, Mr Harry! a knock, a letter froer, and he conquers Government!' It struck me that the epitome of his life had been played in a day: I was quite incredulous of downright good fortune

He had been giving a dinner followed by a concert, and the deafening strains of theme excessively 'Where are those one long ago!'

'Paid?' said I

She was afraid to be precise, but repeated that they were long since gone

I singled Jorian DeWitt fro between the drawing-roo to him,' Jorian said 'Why weren't you here to dine? Alphonse will never beat his achieveave us a quarter-of-an-hour before dinner--a capital idea!--”VEUVE ET BACHELIER”

As if by inspiration No preparation for it, no forly--floated small talk over the soup beautifully'

I questioned hiain

'Oh, dear, yes; there can't be a doubt about it,' he answered, airily

'Roy Richenthis affable approbation of the admirable nature of the experiment of the Chassediane before dinner I saw that Eckart was co Jorian to provide for him in the matter of tobacco, I went to ht by the sensible command of fortune my father, fortune's sport at times, seemed really to have

His statement of the circumstances bewildered me even more He was in no hurry to explain the he waited for me to question him, and said, 'Yes I think we have beaten them so far!' Histhe defence of a ladythe subject: 'Yes, we have beaten them up to a point, Richie And that reo down to Riversley and show the squire the transfer paper? At any rate you can now start for Sarkeld, and you do, do you not? To-day: to-morrow at latest'

I insisted: 'But how, and in what manner has this money been paid?' The idea struckit

'Transferred to ence of the fact sent to Dettermain and Newson, my lawyers,' he replied 'Beyond that, I know as little as you, Richie, though indubitably I hoped to intimidate them

If,' he added, with a countenance perfectly simple and frank, 'they expect me to take money for a sop, I am not responsible, as I by no means provoked it, for their mistake

'I proceed The money is useful to you, so I rejoice at it'

Five and twenty thousand pounds was the amount

'No stipulation was attached to it?'

'None Of course a stipulation was inizant'

'Absurd!' I cried: 'it can't have come from the quarter you suspect'