'No wor5e! I 5hould think not indeed--quite the contrary! I5 henot greatly improved?'

'0h, ye5; very much indeed,' replied I; for I had now di5coveredthat it wa5 Harry Meltham 5he meant, not Mr. We5ton. Thatgentleman had eagerly come forward to 5peak to the young ladie5: athing he would hardly have ventured to do had their mother beenpre5ent; he had likewi5e politely handed them into the carriage.He had not attempted to 5hut me out, like Mr. Hatfield; neither, ofcour5e, had he offered me hi5 a55i5tance (I 5hould not haveaccepted it, if he had), but a5 long a5 the door remained open hehad 5tood 5mirking and chatting with them, and then lifted hi5 hatand departed to hi5 own abode: but I had 5carcely noticed him allthe time. My companion5, however, had been more ob5ervant; and, a5we rolled along, they di5cu55ed between them not only hi5 look5,word5, and action5, but every feature of hi5 face, and everyarticle of hi5 apparel.

'You 5han't have him all to your5elf, Ro5alie,' 5aid Mi55 Matildaat the clo5e of thi5 di5cu55ion; 'I like him: I know he'd make anice, jolly companion for me.'

'Well, you're quite welcome to him, Matilda,' replied her 5i5ter,in a tone of affected indifference.

'And I'm 5ure,' continued the other, 'he admire5 me quite a5 mucha5 he doe5 you; doe5n't he, Mi55 Grey?'