on of Groby Park would do him any such honour, and was made aware by it of the great hold which he must have made upon the attention of his host. But

r could he immediately go on with the grand subject in any frame of mind which would tend to further his own interests. Having been invited to lunch, he could not haggle with due persistency for his share of the business in crushing Lady Maso

ley Farm and his wrongs, and he could bring himself to think of nothing else; but he could no longer talk about it to the attorney sitting there i

ason, after they had twice walked in sil

r ladyship?" sa

nything so shocking in my life. For twenty years, Mr. Dockwrath, think of t

t on earth will be her fate if it be proved against her? She h

teeth with concentrated wrath. "No punishment will b

aid Mr. Dockwrath, almost frightene

ement to forgers, villains, and perjurers. But they ca

convicted ye

his teeth. Mr. Dockwrath when he had first heard his companion say how horrid and dreadful the affair was, had thought that Mr. Mason was alluding to the condition in which the lady had placed herself by her assumed guilt. But it was of his own condition that he

r of serving out the servants' food, of locking up the scraps of meat, and of charging the maids with voracity. But, to tell the truth, Mr. Mason had been driven by sheer necessity to take this step, as it had been found impossible to induce his wife to give out sufficient food to enable the servants to live and work. She knew that in not doing so she injured herself; but she could not do it. The knife in passing through the loaf would make the

furniture was handsome; but nevertheless it was a heavy room, and the furniture was heavy. The table was large enough for a party of twelve, and might have borne a n

three scraps, as to the nature of which Mr. Dockwrath, though he looked hard at them, was unable to enlighten himself. But Mr. Mason knew them well, as he now placed his eyes on them for the third time. They were old enemies of his, and his brow again became black as he looked at them. The scraps in fact consisted of two drumsticks of a fowl and some indescribable bone out of the back of the same. The original bird had no doubt first revealed all its glories to human eyes,-presuming the eye

ymptoms in her lord, or disregarded in her valour the violence of marital storms. She had quailed more than once or twice under rebuke occasioned by her great domestic virtue, and knew that her husband, t

guest to eat. "This is ham," said she with a little simper, "broiled ham, Mr. D

s to anything first?" said the

lso knew that Mr. Dockwrath was an attorney from Hamworth, and conside

aid the lady. "Creusa, my dear, will you give Mr. Dockwrath a potato

to the bread and butter," said the master of the house, pushing about t

exclaimed

Mason. "And as far as I can see there is nothing ther

gain exclaim

ed the lord of the h

ham, Mr

rought in," said he. "

said the lady. "Broiled ham is always be

ld meat in the

t might be coming after the stranger should have gone. "You never like large

ther, here," said Mr

e attorney, "pray don't, Mr. Mason. I am

lady. "If I had known that an early dinner was required, it should

uired a dinner under the pseudonym of a lunch. "I never do, upon my word-we are quite regular at home at half-past five, and all I ever tak

Mason remained for a minute or two longer, and then she also went. "The carriage has been ordered at three, Mr. M.," she said. "Shall we have the

ing perhaps so generally consoling to a man as a well-established grievance; a feeling of having been injured, on which his mind can brood from hour to hour, allowing him to plead his own cause in his own court, within his own heart,-and always to

any longer. I can assure you that I am much obliged to you, Mr.

to go to Round and

certa

l throw you over again as s

if you please allow me

ut I'm sure that a gentleman like

rath,-your valuable time and services,-without remunerating you f

l gentleman of course expects that. How is he to get along else; particular with sixteen ch