After her engagement with Captain Fizgig, and after Mr.Tidd had paid his 20,000_l_.

and Fizgig's great relations had joined in some of our Director's companies, Mr.Brough declared he believed that Captain Fizgig's views were mercenary, and put him to the proof at once, by saying that he must take Miss Brough without a farthing, or not have her at all.

Whereupon Captain Fizgig got an appointment in the colonies, and Miss Brough became more ill-humoured than ever.

But I could not help thinking she was rid of a bad bargain, and pitying poor Tidd, who came back to the charge again more love-sick than ever, and was rebuffed pitilessly by Miss Belinda.

Her father plainly told Tidd, too, that his visits were disagreeable to Belinda, and though he must always love and value him, he begged him to discontinue his calls at the Rookery.