You have a race to run and must not start unprepared.

If you could have seen _his_ joy when the news came of the demy-ship!" Taffy kissed her and went up to his room.

He found his books laid out on the little table there.
4.
"TREDINNIS, February 13, 18--." "MY DEAR TAFFY,--I have a valentine for you, if you care to accept it; but I don't suppose you will, and indeed I hope in my heart that you will not.

But I must offer it.
Your father's living is vacant, and my trustees (that is to say, Sir Harry; for the other, a second cousin of mine who lives in London, never interferes) can put in someone as a stop-gap, thus allowing me to present you to it when the time comes, if you have any thought of Holy Orders.

You will understand exactly why I offer it; and also, I hope, you will know that I think it wholly unworthy of you.