"I should like to make you prove it," she said, at last.

"I should like to put you in a difficult place." "Pray do," said Newman.
"That has a little conceited sound!" his companion rejoined.
"Oh," said Newman, "I have a very good opinion of myself." "I wish I could put it to the test.

Give me time and I will." And Mrs.
Tristram remained silent for some time afterwards, as if she was trying to keep her pledge.

It did not appear that evening that she succeeded; but as he was rising to take his leave she passed suddenly, as she was very apt to do, from the tone of unsparing persiflage to that of almost tremulous sympathy.

"Speaking seriously," she said, "I believe in you, Mr.Newman.You flatter my patriotism." "Your patriotism ?" Christopher demanded.
"Even so.