Heaven smiles on us, dearest Harriet! 'We must be favoured, my dear, for Evan is very troublesome--distressingly inconsiderate! I left him for a day-remaining to comfort poor Mama--and on the road he picked up an object he had known at school, and this creature, in shameful garments, is seen in the field where Rose and Evan are riding--in a dreadful hat--Rose might well laugh at it!--he is seen running away from an old apple woman, whose fruit he had consumed without means to liquidate; but, of course, he rushes bolt up to Evan before all his grand company, and claims acquaintance, and Evan was base enough to acknowledge him! He disengaged himself so far well by tossing his purse to the wretch, but if he knows not how to--cut, I assure him it will be his ruin.

Resolutely he must cast the dust off his shoes, or he will be dragged down to their level.
By the way, as to hands and feet, comparing him with the Jocelyn men, he has every mark of better blood.

Not a question about it.

As Papa would say--We have Nature's proof.
'Looking out on a beautiful lawn, and the moon, and all sorts of trees, I must now tell you about the ladies here.
'Conning undid me to-night.

While Conning remains unattached, Conning is likely to be serviceable.