ing-room. Things, indeed, had been going very badly with him. Mr
Stumfold at Littlebath had had an interview with the editor of the
_Christian Examiner_, and had made that provincial Jupiter understand
that he must drop the story of the Lion and the Lamb. There had
been more than enough of it, Mr Stumfold thought; and if it were
continued, Mr Stumfold would--would make Littlebath too hot to hold
the _Christian Examiner_. That was the full meaning of Mr Stumfold's
threat; and, as the editor knew Mr Stumfold's power, the editor
wisely turned a cold shoulder upon Mr Maguire. When Mr Maguire came
to the editor with his letter for publication, the editor declared
that he should be happy to insert it--as an advertisement. Then there
had been a little scene between Mr Maguire and the editor, and Mr
Maguire had left the editorial office shaking the dust from off his
feet. But he was a persistent man, and, having ascertained that Miss
Colza was possessed of some small share in her brother's business
in the city, he thought it expedient to betake himself again to
London. He did so, as we have seen; and with some very faint hope of
obtaining collateral advantage for himself, and some stronger hope
that he might still be able to do an injury to Sir John Ball, he went
to the Mackenzies' house in Cavendish Square. There his success was
not great; and from that time forward the wasp had no further power
of inflicting stings upon the lion whom he had persecuted.

But some further annoyance he did give to Griselda. He managed to
induce Mrs Tom Mackenzie to take him in as a lodger in Gower Street,
and Margaret very nearly ran into his way in her anxiety to befriend
her sister-in-law. Luckily she heard from Mr Rubb that he was there
on the very day on which she had intended to visit Gower Street. Poor
Mrs Mackenzie got the worst of it; for of course Mr Maguire did not
pay for his lodgings. But he did marry Miss Colza, and in some way
got himself instituted to a chapel at Islington. There we will leave
him, not trusting much in his connubial bliss, but faintly hoping
that his teaching may be favourable to the faith and morals of his
new flock.

Of Mr Samuel Rubb, junior, we must say a few words. His first
acquaintance with our heroine was not made under circumstances
favourable to him. In that matter of the loan, he departed very
widely from the precept which teaches us that honesty is the best
policy. And when I feel that our Margaret w