Hope reared. ’ ‘It’s already known,’ said Mrs Sindlesham, ‘judging by the number of callers we have had these two days. Still, they bob up occasionally. Coming from the gloom of the passage, even the corridors seemed sufficiently illuminated for them to see their way. There are boats on the lake and shady depths and wildernesses of pine-wood. " "Blessings upon him!" cried Lady Trafford, fervently. That night in his den he smoked many pipes. “Why not? It might amuse me. I suppose most of our daughters would marry organ-grinders if they had a chance—at that age. Perhaps you'll next inform us why you have occasioned this disturbance.