Meet me--will you ?--at the office to-morrow night, say at eight o'clock." This letter would reach Tottenham on Monday morning.

Waymark went to the office at the hour he had mentioned, and waited till ten o'clock.
But Mr.Woodstock had not been in St.John Street Road that day, and the waiting was in vain.
The garden-party had not been without its effect upon Mr.Woodstock.

On the following day, when he was sitting again with Ida in the garden, he recurred to the conversation of a week ago, and seemed desirous of leading the girl to speak freely on the subjects which had such power to stir her.

Ida had been waiting for this; she rejoiced at the promise it held out, and unburdened her heart.

Would he not do yet more for the poor people in his houses I could not their homes in some way be made more fit for human beings?
With careful observation of his mood, she led him on to entertain thoughts he had never dreamt of, and before they parted she had all but obtained a promise that he would go over the whole of his property and really see what could be done.