He is a proud old doctor of divinity--not old, however--of irreproachable family and large private fortune." "You spoke of him as a tutor ?" "A tutor! Oh, I said he was in a measure our tutor when we were young.

I meant in training us--in training us to good; and he allowed George and Val to read with him, and directed their studies: all for love, and out of the friendship he and my father bore each other.

Dr.Ashton a paid tutor!" ejaculated Lord Hartledon, laughing at the notion.

"Dr.Ashton an obscure country clergyman! And even if he were, who is Val, that he should set himself up ?" "He is the Honourable Val Elster." "Very honourable! Val is an unlucky dog of a spendthrift; that's what Val is.

See how many times he has been set up on his legs!--and has always come down again.