The visitor was Mr.Ellis.He had come to advise with and assist the distressed mother and her children; and his words were listened to with far more deference than was the case a year before.

Nine or ten months' experience in keeping a boarding-house had corrected many of the false views of Mrs.Darlington, and she was now prepared to make an effort for her family in a different spirit from that exhibited in the beginning.

The plan proposed by her brother--a matter-of-fact kind of person--was the taking of a house at a more moderate rent, and opening a school for young children.

Many objections and doubts were urged; but he overruled them all, and obtained, in the end, the cordial consent of every member of the family.

During the argument which preceded the final decision of the matter, Mrs.Darlington said-- "Suppose the girls should not be able to get scholars ?" "Let them see to this beforehand." "Many may promise to send, and afterwards change their minds." "Let them," replied the brother.