Tremore admired the resolution of the pale young girl by his side.

"What you say is quite just," he remarked. "It is much better to sustain any present inconvenience than to give way to injustice."

Millicent's eyes sparkled with pleasure. To her it seemed that Florian always took a right view of every thing brought before him.

"You must go to Mr. Rock, dearest," she said, "if we do not hear from him soon. I do think you would be content to live in an attic all your life. But I assure you I do not mean to give up our fortune if I can help it. It is a month ago nearly since we last heard. from him, and then he told you he expected

he should have a communication to make to you soon.'

"A lawyer's soon may mean any time, Milly," answered her sister. "Don't be angry now, but I shouldn't care if we never heard from him more. But I suppose he won't let us be quiet long, for I saw a letter very plain in the candle last night." Griselda, like most very simple persons, was a great believer in all sorts of household omens, and frequently alluded to them in her conversation, though quite unconsciously.

The bell on the little landing-place outside the door rang violently as she spoke. "That's the postman now, child. child. Run

run down quickly."

In a moment Griselda was again in the room, breathless with haste, with a letter in her hand. It was the well-known writing of Mr. Rock's clerk. Millicent opened the letter, and read it aloud:

"My dear Miss Griselda," she interrupted herself to say, "He is always very kind in his expressions," then she resumed :-" Will you have the goodness to let me see you as speedily as you can? I shall be in at eleven to-morrow morning; if that hour is inconvenient, pray drop me a line to say what time will suit you. It is of great importance that I should see you promptly. You will have the kindness to give my best compliments to Miss Millicent. I hope she is better. Dear Miss Griselda, very truly yours, EBENEZER ROCK."

Millicent's beautiful features became radiant with delight as she finished. "There, Griselda, what do you say now? It is very plain that he has some good news to communicate. Oh! stay, here's a postscript.-P. S. As I shall have some points of importance to lay

I

before you, I very much wish you could get some experienced friend to attend you. assure you that arrangement would be much more satisfactory to me.' Oh, Florian! how lucky you happened to come to-night."

"But you don't know whether Florian can go with me, Milly? I am sure, if he can, it will be very kind. He would be just the one to see through every thing."

"Yes," said Millicent, "he is so quick, and so firm, too."

Florian considered for an instant or two, and then answered, "I will go.with you with pleasure, Miss Griselda, if you will tell me where we shall meet."

"But it will be during your school hours, Florian; do you think you can leave?"

"You needn't be so particular in making difficulties, child," interposed Millicent. "If we can get this affair settled, I suppose he need not have occasion to remain in that situation much longer."

"You are very kind, Miss Millicent; but I have already settled to quit it."

"Indeed!" she said; "and where are you going to?"

The young man held down his head, and his face coloured as he said, "I have entered

into an engagement to go abroad for a twelvemonth."

Millicent did not speak, and her sister was silent for some moments.

"Abroad!" Griselda said, at length.

not your

resolution very sudden?"

"Is

"Yes; I only adopted it last night—this morning, indeed, I may say. But the offer seemed too advantageous for me to neglect, and I closed with it at once."

"And to what part of the world do you go?"

"Indeed, I hardly know," he answered, with more truth than had mingled in his previous observations. "All the objects of my journey are very uncertain. I have concluded for the twelvemonth certain, and that is all. I am to be liberally remunerated, I believe; and I am told I shall find the engagement very pleasant."

"I hope you will, I am sure; I think it very likely you will profit by it. When do you go?"

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Very speedily, I believe; but the exact time is not settled. Not later than three days, I have some reason to think.”

"That is, indeed, sudden!" Griselda looked down, and a shade of sorrow passed

over her cheerful face. But it was quickly gone. She took the hand of the young scholar in her own, with the most engaging frankness, as she looked smilingly in his face, and said

May God be with I am sure you will

"Dear Florian, you must know how much regard we feel for you, and how warmly we desire your prosperity. you, wherever you go! sometimes think of us. again before you go?"

You will see us

"Oh, certainly! unless I should be hurried off unexpectedly. I will let you hear from me when I can. Have you nothing to say to me, Miss Millicent?"

Millicent hesitated before she answered. The intelligence had come on her so unexpectedly, that she had some difficulty in speaking. Conquering her emotion, however, she said with something like anger

"I do not think you ought to have concluded any thing without consulting us. Good by."

He kissed her hand, arranged with Griselda that he would meet her at Mr Rock's at eleven the next morning, and took his departure, not sorry that he had got over what he felt to be an awkward task. "What