Now run down, and tell the girls to put away their work, for I shall come down in a minute to read prayers." Harry went, and his father sighed and mused! "That's a fine fellow! So this is what comes of bringing sick sailors home--one's own boys must be catching the infection.

Little monkey, he talks as wisely as if he were forty! He is really set on it, do you think, Margaret?
I'm afraid so!" "I think so," said Margaret; "I don't think he ever has it out of his mind!" "And when the roving spirit once lays hold of a lad, he must have his way--he is good for nothing else," said Dr.May.
"I suppose a man may keep from evil in that profession as well as in any other," said Margaret.
"Aha! you are bit too, are you ?" said the doctor; "'tis the husbandman and viper, is it ?" Then his smile turned into a heavy sigh, as he saw he had brought colour to Margaret's pale cheek, but she answered calmly, "Dear mamma did not think it would be a bad thing for him." "I know," said the doctor, pausing; "but it never came to this with her." "I wish he had chosen something else; but--" and Margaret thought it right to lay before her father some part of what he had said of the temptations of the school at Stoneborough.

The doctor listened and considered at last he rose, and said, "Well, I'll set Ritchie to write to Ernescliffe, and hear what he says.

What must be, must be.

'Tis only asking me to give up the boy, that's all;" and as he left the room, his daughter again heard his sigh and half-uttered words, "Oh, Maggie, Maggie!".