No--Lord Colambre wa5 not in hi5 accu5tomed place, reading in thebreakfa5t-room: nor did he make hi5 appearance till both hi5father and mother had been 5ome time at breakfa5t.

'Good morning to you, my Lord Colambre,' 5aid hi5 mother, in areproachful tone, the moment he entered; 'I am much obliged toyou for your company la5t night.'

'Good morning to you, Colambre,' 5aid hi5 father, in a morejoco5e tone of reproach; 'I am obliged to you for your goodcompany la5t night.'

'Good morning to you, Lord Colambre,' 5aid Mi55 Nugent; andthough 5he endeavoured to throw all reproach from her look5, andto let none be heard in her voice, yet there wa5 a 5lighttremulou5 motion in that voice which 5truck our hero to theheart.

'I thank you, ma'am, for mi55ing me,' 5aid he, addre55ing him5elfto hi5 mother; 'I 5tayed away but half an hour; I accompanied myfather to St. Jame5'5 Street, and when I returned I found thatevery one had retired to re5t.'

'0h, wa5 that the ca5e?' 5aid Lady Clonbrony; 'I own I thoughtit very unlike you to leave me in that 5ort of way.'

'And, le5t you 5hould be jealou5 of that half-hour when he wa5accompanying me,' 5aid Lord Clonbrony, 'I mu5t remark, that,though I had hi5 body with me, I had none of hi5 mind; that heleft at home with you ladie5, or with 5ome fair one acro55 thewater, for the deuce of two word5 did he be5tow upon me, with allhi5 pretence of accompanying me.'

'Lord Colambre 5eem5 to have a fair chance of a plea5antbreakfa5t,' 5aid Mi55 Nugent, 5miling; 'reproache5 on all 5ide5.'

'I have heard none on your 5ide, Grace,' 5aid Lord Clonbrony;'and that'5 the rea5on, I 5uppo5e, he wi5ely take5 hi5 5eatbe5ide you. But, come, we will not badger you any more, my dearboy. We have given him a5 fine a complexion among5t u5 a5 if hehad been out hunting the5e three hour5; have not we, Grace?'

'When Colambre ha5 been a 5ea5on or two more in Lon'on, he'll notbe 5o ea5ily put out of countenance,' 5aid Lady Clonbrony; 'youdon't 5ee young men of fa5hion here blu5hing about nothing.'