r draw for them
from this very misery of their existence! He would teach them that
herein lay their supreme blessing, not their curse; that in their
poverty and nakedness lay means of grace and salvation such as the rich
can scarcely by any means attain to; that they should proudly,
devoutly, accept their heritage of woe, and daily thank God for
depriving them of all that can make life dear. Only awaken the spirit
in these poor creatures, and how near might they be to the true Kingdom
of Heaven! And surely such a preacher will yet arise, and there will be
a Reformation very different from the movement we now call by that
name. But I weary you, perhaps. It may be you have no interest in all
this. Yet I think you would wish me to write from what I am.

"It would interest me to hear your further experiences in the new work.
Believe me to be your sincere friend,

"MAUD ENDERBY."

Waymark read, and thought, and wondered.

Then it was time to go and collect his rents.

CHAPTER XV

UP THE RIVER

Here is an extract from a letter written by Julian Casti to Waymark in
the month of May. By this time they were living near to each other, but
something was about to happen which Julian preferred to communicate in
writing.

"This will be the beginning of a new life for me. Already I have felt a
growth in my power of poetical production. Verse runs together in my
thoughts without effort; I feel ready for some really great attempt.
Have you not noticed something of this in me these last few days? Come
and see me to-night, if you can, and rejoice with me."

This meant that Julian was about to be married. Honeymoon journey was
out of the question for him. He and his wife established themselves in
the lodgings which he was already occupying. And the new life began.

Waymark had made Harriet's acquaintance a couple of weeks before;
Julian had brought her with him one Sunday to his friend's room. She
was then living alone, having quitted Mrs. Ogle the day after that
decisive call upon Julian. There was really no need for her to have
done so, Mrs. Ogle's part in the comedy being an imaginary one of
Harriet's devising. But Julian was led entirely by his cousin, and, as
she knew quite well, there was not the least danger of his going on his
own account to the shop in Gray's Inn Road; he dreaded the thought of
such an interview.

Waymark was not charmed with Miss Smales; the more he thought of this
marriage, the more it a