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After the first few minutes Alwyn had left the room, unable to endure the sight any longer. An hour or two passed, then Dr. Luttrell rose from his seat beside his patient, and beckoned his wife from the room. "Livy," he said, as they stood together by the hall fire, "I feel a little more sanguine now there is partial consciousness, but everything depends on keeping him quiet.

The story is in parts pathetic, it has had a large circulation, and numbers of people who never doubted their Creed before, certainly doubt it now." Alwyn shrugged his shoulders. "Faith uprooted by a novel!" he said "Alas, poor faith! It could never have been well established at any time, to be so easy of destruction!

Nevertheless Alwyn was satisfied, for he saw Sibyll. He saw her in the most attractive phase of her character, the loving, patient, devoted daughter; and the view of her household virtues affected more and more his honest English heart. But, ever awkward and embarrassed, he gave no vent to his feelings.

He might idolise Alwyn, but not so as to clash with his own comforts. The glasses being unsuccessful, Nuttie proposed to drive back to Ludgate Hill for him to choose for himself, but he would not hear of going into the heat of the City, and growled at her for thinking of such a thing.

There was a general movement of surprise among the spectators, as the marker thrice shook his wand over his head. But Alwyn, as indifferent to their respect as he had been to their ridicule, turned round and said, with a significant glance at the silent nobles, "We springals of London can take care of our own, if need be." "These fellows wax insolent.

Alwyn had returned to Alnwick when his leave was up. He had spent his time quietly at the hold.

"I could not have borne it, neither could Alwyn. Ah, how changed and ill he looked." "Dear Mr. Gaythorne," returned Olivia, beseechingly, "indeed I must go away now, unless you will consent to rest and let me read to you a little."

She glanced out from her seat on the upper verandah over the front porch and saw Alwyn coming. Where should she receive him? On the porch and have Mr. Maxwell ride up? In the parlor and have the servants astounded and talking? If she took him up to her own sitting-room the servants would think he was doing some work or fetching something for the school. She greeted him briefly and asked him in.

Bles Alwyn hurried up to Senator Smith's office, hoping to hear something about the school; perhaps even about but he stopped with a sigh, and sat down in the ante-room. He was kept waiting a few moments while Senator Smith, the chairman, and one other member of the sub-committee had a word. "Now, I don't know the young man, mind you," said the Senator; "but he's strongly recommended."

Alwyn arrived at Washington just as the morning papers heralded the sweeping Republican victory. All about he met new deference and new friends; strangers greeted him familiarly on the street; Sam Stillings became his shadow; and when he reported for work his chief and fellow clerks took unusual interest in him. "Have you seen Senator Smith yet?"