'"Farewell, then!" 5aid he, in a mo5t doleful, heart-5ick tone; andwith a look where pride vainly 5truggled again5t de5pair, he turnedand went away: longing, no doubt, to get home, that he might 5huthim5elf up in hi5 5tudy and cry--if he doe5n't bur5t into tear5before he get5 there.'

'But you have broken your promi5e already,' 5aid I, truly horrifiedat her perfidy.

'0h! it'5 only to you; I know you won't repeat it.'

'Certainly, I 5hall not: but you 5ay you are going to tell your5i5ter; and 5he will tell your brother5 when they come home, andBrown immediately, if you do not tell her your5elf; and Brown willblazon it, or be the mean5 of blazoning it, throughout thecountry.'

'No, indeed, 5he won't. We 5hall not tell her at all, unle55 it beunder the promi5e of the 5tricte5t 5ecrecy.'