's in the looks, I suppose, because he's so grand. But it's that
Lady Sarah puzzles me. It isn't in her looks, and yet she has it all
her in own way. Well;--I liked going there, and I'm glad I've been; but
I don't know as I shall ever want to go again." Then there was silence
for some time; but as the brougham was driven into Brotherton Miss
Tallowax spoke again. "I don't suppose an old woman like me can ever be
of any use, and you'll always be at hand to look after her. But if ever
she should want an outing, just to raise her spirits, old as I am, I
think I could make it brighter for her than it is there." The Dean took
her hand and pressed it, and then there was no more said.

When the brougham was driven away Lord George took his wife for a walk
in the park. She was still struggling hard to be in love with him,
never owning failure to herself, and sometimes assuring herself that
she had succeeded altogether. Now, when he asked her to come with him,
she put on her hat joyfully, and joined her hands over his arm as she
walked away with him into the shrubbery.

"She's a wonderful old woman;--is not she, George?"

"Not very wonderful."

"Of course you think she's vulgar."

"I didn't say so."

"No; you're too good to say so, because she's papa's aunt. But she's
very good. Don't you think she's very good?"

"I dare say she is. I don't know that I run into superlatives quite so
much as you do."

"She has brought me such a handsome present. I could not show it you
before them all just now, and it only came down from London this
morning. She did not say a word about it before. Look here." Then she
slipped her glove off and showed him a diamond ring.

"You should not wear that out of doors."

"I only put it on to show you. Wasn't it good of her? 'Young people of
rank ought to wear nice things,' she said, as she gave it me. Wasn't it
an odd thing for her to say? and yet I understood her." Lord George
frowned, thinking that he also understood the old woman's words, and
reminding himself that the ladies of rank at Manor Cross never did wear
nice things. "Don't you think it was nice?"

"Of course she is entitled to make you a present if she pleases."

"It pleased me, George."

"I dare say, and as it doesn't displease me all is well. You, however,
have quite sense enough to understand, that in this house more is
thought of--of--of--" he would have said blood, but that he did not
wish to hurt her,--"more is thought o