The clock on the mantel-piece pointed to half-past eleven before Lucy the resolute permitted Falkland the helpless to shut up his task-book for the night.

"She's wonderfully clever, isn't she ?" said Frank, taking leave of Mr.Vanstone at the hall door.

"I'm to come to-morrow, and hear more of her views--if you have no objection.

I shall never do it; don't tell her I said so.

As fast as she teaches me one speech, the other goes out of my head.