What do you say ?" "I say, papa will miss the train," replied Magdalen, taking Miss Garth's hint with her customary quickness.

"The last thing he attends to at Grailsea will be the business that brings him there.

Whenever he has business to do, he always puts it off to the last moment, doesn't he, mamma ?" The question roused her mother exactly as Magdalen had intended it should.

"Not when his errand is an errand of kindness," said Mrs.Vanstone.

"He has gone to help the miller in a very pressing difficulty--" "And don't you know what he'll do ?" persisted Magdalen.