"You have three hours' work to do to-night yet." "It can wait.

Let me stay a little longer with you, Grizel," he answered humbly.

Ha! it was Tommy who was humble now.

Not so long ago he would not have allowed his work to wait for anyone, and Grizel knew it, and exulted.
"To work, sir," she ordered.

"And you must put on your old coat before you sit down to write, and pull up your cuffs so that they don't scrape on the desk.