As sure as that you're mi Lucy felt her cheeks tin pressible sense of shame a the tears to her eyes, but Strand, she saw the g Snarl approaching w hastily knocking at t

stairs and hurried 1.

She had scarce

rious;

en go

etty

breast

Miss Lucy,

spatch."

2 or drinking, Grint he was a very rapid was done, he expected

Snarl's knock ach annoyed at his intrusion, foot was on thus being looked upon even by

as her "young man," to do

the pheasant, and Mrs. Blair

be done in time to have the

and her moved as soon as Grinlay Snarl

his sixth cup, and tenth slice of butter (cut by Lucy).

now," said Grinlay Snarl, "before

to Miss Lucy's tale, I must tell her ght her two books that she may try

dat reviewing, and as I know she can't

to slash away, I've

- a good deal of wook of Enoquette,

much good taste good

it though I've a great pre

Ciglette in isl, and books

: it, yet I cannot be approve of

here's a great deal of the berry.

g Yankee in me," continued Grinlay Snarl, rocking himself in the American chat, “I should like, if I did't think it would seem too free and easy to you and mamma there, to siblike our brother Jonathan with my feet on the mate tel-piece. I should like not to be obliged to bow to people I don't respect, nor be competed to enquire with mock solicitude about the health of those whose very death would not affect me at all. Like Lord Byron, I grudge an ugly woman the liver-wing of a chicken, and don't see why I should stand till I'm ready to drop, in order that some pert nobody in petticoats may sit and stare at me-I Late the back seat

"Well, I'm glad you're both so ir talent and industry, Mrs. Blair, dc together; but when they do, succ nearly certain. Now then, here' of this fine fellow between you a and the rest of him I'll soon des While engaged in eating or d lay Snarl was silent; but he wa eater, and when he was don everyone else to be done too.

Lucy was too much annoyed and at the idea of his being loo' Dinah and Ben as her " "you more than taste the pheasant took care to be done in t tea-things removed as soon had finished his sixth cup,. bread-and-butter (cut by 1. "And now," said Gri I settle to Miss Lucy's I've brought her two book her hand at reviewing, an

..tle work

how com

51

of the

d good

w in true

¿ affectation

and kind

useful hints are

led, and knotted

many people it's of the book to know

blemen, great people

different ranks of so

in as to what is comme

to visiting, &c. In short, say that there is no one, from e Peasant, who may not learn in this little volume, and that it ly find its way into every house, ry hand. With With regard to Lucile, ot warn you (as I do our subs' at ,, in a general way to avoid the comlaces of criticism."

"As sure as that you're mine," said Dinah.

Lucy felt her cheeks tingle, and an inexpressible sense of shame and annoyance sent the tears to her eyes, but glancing towards the Strand, she saw the gaunt form of Grinlay Snarl approaching with rapid strides, and hastily knocking at the door, Lucy rushed up stairs and hurried into her bed-room.

She had scarcely time to light a taper and read her three letters before she heard Grinlay Snarl's knock at the door, and soon his heavy foot was on the stair, and his gruff salutation was answered by her mother's gentle and conciliating accents, while the next moment she heard him say, "I want to see Miss Lucy;" and her mother coming to fetch her, Lucy thrust her letters into her pocket and repaired to the sitting-room.