rshipped, at
the cottage, for the very name of Morville. I spend whole hours in
discoursing on Sir Guy's perfections.'

Philip could not refuse; but his feelings towards Guy were not warmed
by the work he had to go through, when conducted to the cottage, where
lived old Lady Mabel Edmonstone and her daughter, and there required
to dilate on Guy's excellence. He was not wanted to speak of any of the
points where his conscience would not let him give a favourable report;
it was quite enough for him to tell of Guy's agreeable manners and
musical talents, and to describe the beauty and extent of Redclyffe.
Lady Mabel and Miss Edmonstone were transported; and the more Philip saw
of the light and superficial way in which the marriage was considered,
the more unwilling he became to confound himself with such people by
eagerness to be present at it, and to join in the festivities. Yet he
exercised great forbearance in not allowing one word of his disapproval
or misgivings to escape him; no censure was uttered, and Lady Eveleen
herself could not make out whether he rejoiced or not. He was grave and
philosophical, superior to nonsensical mirth, that was all that she
saw; and he made himself very agreeable throughout his visit, by taking
condescending interest in all that was going on, and especially to Lady
Eveleen, by showing that he thought her worthy of rational converse.

He made himself useful, as usual. Lord Kilcoran wanted a tutor for
his two youngest boys, and it had been proposed to send them to Mr.
Wellwood, at his curacy at Coombe Prior. He wished to know what Captain
Morville thought of the plan; and Philip, thinking that Mr. Wellwood had
been very inattentive to Guy's proceedings at St. Mildred's, though
he would not blame him, considered it very fortunate that he had a
different plan to recommend. One of the officers of his regiment had
lately had staying with him a brother who had just left Oxford, and was
looking out for a tutorship, a very clever and agreeable young man, whom
he liked particularly, and he strongly advised Lord Kilcoran to keep his
sons under his own eye, and place them under the care of this gentleman.
His advice, especially when enforced by his presence, was almost sure to
prevail, and thus it was in the present case.

The upshot of his visit was, that he thought worse and worse of the
sense of the whole Edmonstone connection,--considered that it would be
of no use for him to go to Hollywell,-