ward." So Fanny went into the drawing-room, and Mr.
Saul was sent to her there. What passed between them all readers of
these pages will understand. Few young ladies, I fear, will envy Fanny
Clavering her lover; but they will remember that Love will still be lord
of all, and they will acknowledge that he had done much to deserve the
success in life which had come in his way.

It was long before the old rector could reconcile himself either to the
new rector or his new son-in-law. Mrs. Clavering had now so warmly taken
up Fanny's part, and had so completely assumed a mother's interest in
her coming marriage, that Mr. Clavering, or Sir Henry, as we may now
call him, had found himself obliged to abstain from repeating to her the
wonder with which he still regarded his daughter's choice. But to Harry
he could still be eloquent on the subject. "Of course it's all right
now," ho said. "He's a very good young man, and nobody would work harder
in the parish. I always thought I was very lucky to have such an
assistant; but, upon my word, I can not understand Fanny--I can not,
indeed."

"She has been taken by the religious side of her character," said Harry.

"Yes, of course. And no doubt it is very gratifying to me to see that
she thinks so much of religion. It should be the first consideration
with all of us at all times. But she has never been used to men like Mr.
Saul."

"Nobody can deny that he is a gentleman."

"Yes, he is a gentleman; God forbid that I should say he was not,
especially now that he is going to marry your sister. But--I don't know
whether you quite understand what I mean."

"I think I do. He isn't quite one of our sort."

"How on earth she can ever have brought herself to look at him in that
light?"

"There's no accounting for tastes, sir. And, after all, as he's to have
the living, there will be nothing to regret."

"No, nothing to regret. I suppose he'll be up at the other house
occasionally? I never could make anything of him when he dined at the
rectory; perhaps he'll be better there. Perhaps, when he's married,
he'll get into the way of drinking a glass of wine like any body else.
Dear Fanny, I hope she'll be happy. That's every thing." In answer to
this, Harry took upon himself to assure his father that Fanny would be
happy; and then they changed the conversation, and discussed the
alterations which they would make in reference to the preservation of
pheasants.

Mr. Saul and Fanny remained