ssion when he was a little excited.

"Of course he hasn't been brought up to work. But he is a gentleman,
and I do think he would make our girl happy."

"My money would make him happy,--till he had spent it."

"Tie it up."

"You don't know what you're talking about. How are you to prevent a
man from spending his wife's income?"

"At any rate, if you have him down at Glenbogie you can see what sort
of a man he is. You don't know him now."

"As much as I wish to."

"That isn't fair to the poor girl. You needn't give your consent to
a marriage because he comes to Glenbogie. You have only to say that
you won't give the money and then it must be off. They can't take
the money from you." His digestion could not have been very bad, for
he allowed himself to be persuaded that Houston should be asked to
Glenbogie for ten days. This was the letter of invitation;--

MY DEAR MR. HOUSTON,

We shall start for Glenbogie on the 10th of next month.
Sir Thomas wishes you to join us on the 20th if you can,
and stay till the end of the month. We shall be a little
crowded at first, and therefore cannot name an earlier
day.

I am particularly to warn you that this means nothing more
than a simple invitation. I know what passed between you
and Sir Thomas, and he hasn't at all changed his mind. I
think it right to tell you this. If you like to speak to
him again when you are at Glenbogie of course you can.

Very sincerely yours,

EMMELINE TRINGLE.

At the same time, or within a post of it, he got another letter,
which was as follows;--

DEAREST F,

Papa, you see, hasn't cut up so very rough, after all. You
are to be allowed to come and help to slaughter grouse,
which will be better than going to that stupid Tyrol.
If you want to draw somebody's back head you can do it
there. Isn't it a joke papa's giving way like that all in
a moment? He gets so fierce sometimes that we think he's
going to eat everybody. Then he has to come down, and he
gets eaten worse than anybody else.

Of course, as you're asked to Glenbogie, you can come
here as often as you like. I shall ride on Thursday and
Friday. I shall expect you exactly at six, just under the
Memorial. You can't come home to dinner, you know, because
he might flare up; but you can turn in at lunch every day
you please except Saturday and Sunday. I intend to be so
jolly down at Glenb