Do you never use keys, Mr.Ferrers ?" "Really, Mortimer!" exclaimed Trevannion, "your language is very intemperate and ungentlemanly.

I have no doubt your brother knows how to help himself; and now, for your comfort, know that I saw him the other day with that same book, and here is Hamilton, who can corroborate my statement." "Where?
when ?" asked Reginald, in a subdued tone.
"In the class-room alone, when he was writing his exercise.

Hamilton, am I not right ?" Hamilton nodded.
"Dr.Wilkinson will do justice to-morrow," said Reginald, as after a moment's painful silence he looked up with assumed confidence, and turned proudly away from Ferrers' reassured look of exultation, though the latter hardly dared exult, for he thought Reginald had mistaken the book, and feared the suspicions that might rest on himself when it should be discovered that it was not a second-class key.

"And now, Mortimer, let's have no more of this violent language," said Hamilton.

"If the matter is to come before the doctor, he will do all justice; let him be sole arbitrator; but I would not bring it before him were I in your place.