f did feed,
Quiet, dispassionate, and cold,
With chiselled features clear and sleek.
--TENNYSON

Guy had been about a week at Oxford, when one evening, as he was
sitting alone in his rooms, he received an unexpected visit from Captain
Morville. He was glad, for he thought a personal interview would remove
all misconstructions, and held out his hand cordially, saying:--

'You here, Philip! When did you come?'

'Half an hour ago. I am on my way to spend a week with the Thorndales. I
go on to-morrow to my sister's.'

While speaking, Philip was surveying the apartment, for he held that a
man's room is generally an indication of his disposition, and assuredly
there was a great deal of character in his own, with the scrupulous
neatness and fastidious taste of its arrangements. Here, he thought, he
could not fail to see traces of his cousin's habits, but he was obliged
to confess to himself that there was very little to guide him. The
furniture was strictly as its former occupant had left it, only rather
the worse for wear, and far from being in order. The chairs were so
heaped with books and papers, that Guy had to make a clearance of
one before his visitor could sit down, but there was nothing else to
complain of, not even a trace of cigars; but knowing him to be a great
reader and lover of accomplishments, Philip wondered that the only
decorations were Laura's drawing of Sintram, and a little print of
Redclyffe, and the books were chiefly such as were wanted for his
studies, the few others having for the most part the air of old library
books, as if he had sent for them from Redclyffe. Was this another proof
that he had some way of frittering away his money with nothing to show
for it? A Sophocles and a lexicon were open before him on the table, and
a blotting-book, which he closed, but not before Philip had caught sight
of what looked like verses.

Neither did his countenance answer Philip's expectations. It had not his
usual bright lively expression; there was a sadness which made him smile
like a gleam on a showery day, instead of constant sunshine; but there
was neither embarrassment nor defiance, and the gleam-like smile was
there, as with a frank, confiding tone, he said,--

'This is very kind of you, to come and see what you can do for me.'

Philip was by no means prepared to be thus met half-way, but he thought
Guy wanted to secure him as an intercessor, and harden