The long morning rides are accounted for now.

I wonder"-- he looked at pretty Rose--"I wonder if the matter will end here ?" It seemed as if it would.

Doctor Danton, coming every day to the Hall, and closely observant always, saw no symptoms of thawing out on Rose's part, and no effort to please on the side of Mr.Stanford.He treated her as he treated Eeny and Grace, courteously, genially, but nothing more.

He was all devotion to his beautiful betrothed, and Kate--what words can paint the infinite happiness of her face! All that was wanting to make her beauty perfect was found.

She had grown so gentle, so sweet, so patient with all; she was so supremely blessed herself, she could afford to stoop to the weaknesses of less fortunate mortals.