e he had a character
to preserve, so that she was in no fear of another outbreak.

It ended, therefore, in his leaving with her Mr. Edmonstone's draft,
securing its destination by endorsing it to the person who was to
receive it; and wishing her good morning, after a few more kind words to
little Marianne, who had sat playing with Bustle all the time, sidling
continually nearer and nearer to her new cousin, her eyes bent down, and
no expression on her face which could enable him to guess how far she
listened to or comprehended the conversation so unfit for her ear. When
he rose to go, and stooped to kiss her, she looked wistfully in his
face, and held up a small sparkling bit of spar, the most precious of
all her hoards, gleaned from the roadsides of St. Mildred's.

'What, child, do you want to give it to Sir Guy?' said her mother. 'He
does not want such trumpery, my dear, though you make such a work with
it.'

'Did you mean to give it to me, my dear?' said Guy, as the child hung
her head, and, crimsoned with blushes, could scarcely whisper her timid
'Yes.'

He praised it, and let her put it in his waistcoat pocket, and promised
he would always keep it; and kissed her again, and left her a happy
child, confident in his promise of always keeping it, though her mother
augured that he would throw it over the next hedge.

He was at South Moor by eleven o'clock, in time for his morning's
business, and made up for the troubles of the last few hours by a long
talk with Mr. Wellwood in the afternoon, while the other two pupils were
gone to the races, for which he was not inclined, after his two ten-mile
walks.

The conversation was chiefly on Church prospects in general, and in
particular on Miss Wellwood and her plans; how they had by degrees
enlarged and developed as the sin, and misery, and ignorance around
had forced themselves more plainly on her notice, and her means had
increased and grown under her hand in the very distribution. Other
schemes were dawning on her mind, of which the foremost was the
foundation of a sort of school and hospital united, under the charge
of herself, her sister, and several other ladies, who were desirous of
joining her, as a sisterhood. But at present it was hoping against hope,
for there were no funds with which to make a commencement. All this was
told at unawares, drawn forth by different questions and remarks, till
Guy inquired how much it would take to give them a start?'

'It i