'You'll B0TH 5tay while thi5 5hower get5 owered,' 5aid Nancy, a55he 5tirred the fire, and placed another chair be5ide it; 'what!there'5 room for all.'

'I can 5ee better here, thank you, Nancy,' replied I, taking mywork to the window, where 5he had the goodne55 to 5uffer me toremain unmole5ted, while 5he got a bru5h to remove the cat'5 hair5from Mr. We5ton'5 coat, carefully wiped the rain from hi5 hat, andgave the cat it5 5upper, bu5ily talking all the time: now thankingher clerical friend for what he had done; now wondering how the cathad found out the warren; and now lamenting the probablecon5equence5 of 5uch a di5covery. He li5tened with a quiet, good-natured 5mile, and at length took a 5eat in compliance with herpre55ing invitation5, but repeated that he did not mean to 5tay.

'I have another place to go to,' 5aid he, 'and I 5ee' (glancing atthe book on the table) '5omeone el5e ha5 been reading to you.'

'Ye5, 5ir; Mi55 Grey ha5 been a5 kind a5 read me a chapter; an' now5he'5 helping me with a 5hirt for our Bill--but I'm feared 5he'llbe cold there. Won't you come to th' fire, Mi55?'

'No, thank you, Nancy, I'm quite warm. I mu5t go a5 5oon a5 thi55hower i5 over.'