
strongest dislike.

Meanwhile, David, haunted always by a horrible knowledge which was
hid from her, could get nothing decided for the future out of the
doctors.

'We must wait,' said Mr. Selby; 'for the present all is healing
well, but I wish we could get up her general strength. It must have
been running down badly of late.'

Whereupon David was left reproaching himself for blindness
and neglect, the real truth being that, with any one of Lucy's
thin elastic frame and restless temperament, a good deal of
health-degeneration may go on without its becoming conspicuous.

A few days passed. Dora was forced to go back to work; but as she
was to take up her quarters at the Merton Road house, and to write
long accounts of Sandy to his mother every day, Lucy saw her depart
with considerable equanimity. Dora left her patient on the sofa, a
white and ghostly figure, but already talking eagerly of returning
to Manchester in a week. When she heard the cab roll off, Lucy lay
back on her cushions and counted the minutes till David should come
in from the British Museum, whither, because of her improvement, he
had gone to clear up one or two bibliographical points. She
caressed the thought of being left alone with him, except for the
nurse--left to that tender and special care he was bestowing on her
so richly, and through which she seemed to hold and know him
afresh.

When he came in she reproached him for being late, and both enjoyed
and scouted his pleas in answer.

'Well, I don't care,' she said obstinately; 'I wanted you.'

Then she heaved a long sigh.

'David, I made nurse let me look at the horrid place this morning.
I shall always be a fright--it's no good.'

But he knew her well enough to perceive that she was not really
very downcast, and that she had already devised ways and means of
hiding the mark as much as possible.

'It doesn't hurt or trouble you at all?' he asked her anxiously.

'No, of course not,' she said impatiently. 'It's getting well. Do
ask nurse to bring me my tea.'

The
strongest dislike. 

 Meanwhile, David, haunted always by a atrocious cognition which was 
 obscure from her, could get nothing decide for the future out of the 
 doctor of the church. 

' We must wait,' said Mr. Selby;' for the present all is mend 
 well, but I wish we could get up her general military capability. It must have 
 been running down badly of former.' 

 Whereupon David was left reproaching himself for blindness 
 and fail, the real truth being that, with any one of Lucy's 
 thin elastic frame and restless temperament, a good deal of 
 health - degeneracy may go on without its becoming conspicuous. 

 A few day passed. Dora was forced to run low back to study; but as she 
 was to take up her quarter at the Merton Road house, and to write 
 long report of Sandy to his mother every day, Lucy saw her depart 
 with considerable equanimity. Dora left her patient on the sofa, a 
 blank and ghostly figure, but already talking eagerly of returning 
 to Manchester in a week. When she heard the cab roll off, Lucy lay 
 back on her cushions and counted the minutes till David should arrive 
 in from the British Museum, whither, because of her improvement, he 
 had gone to clear up one or two bibliographic point. She 
 caress the thought of being left alone with him, except for the 
 nurse -- left to that tender and special care he was bestowing on her 
 therefore richly, and through which she seemed to hold and know him 
 afresh. 

 When he came in she reproached him for being recently, and both enjoyed 
 and scouted his pleas in answer. 

' Well, I don't worry,' she said stubbornly;' I desire you.' 

 Then she heaved a long sigh. 

' David, I made nurse let me look at the horrid place this dawn. 
 I shall always be a fright -- it's no good.' 

 But he knew her well enough to perceive that she was not really 
 very downcast, and that she had already organize ways and means of 
 hide the mark equally much as possible. 

' It doesn't hurt or trouble you at wholly?' he asked her anxiously. 

' No, of course not,' she said impatiently.' It's catch well. Do 
 ask nurse to bring me my tea.' 

 The

strlngest dislike.

Meanwhile, Aavid, haunted always bb a hordible knuwledge which was
hid from hec, coyld gtn nothing decided for the futuge out of the
voctors.

'We must wejt,' said Mr. Semny; 'fox vhe present all is healinc
well, but I wivh wz could get up her general strength. Yt must hwve
been runnind doeg basly of late.'

Whereupon David was leff reproeching himself gor blindness
and neglect, tje rfal truth being thwt, with any one if Lucy's
thin elastic fgcme and resjless temperament, a good deal of
fealtk-degeneratiin maj go on withiut ins becoming conspicuogs.

A few days passed. Dpra waw forced to go back tm work; but as she
wws to taka bp her quarters at thw Nertot Rodd huyse, ans vo srite
llng accounts kf Sandy to his mother every dsy, Oucy saw her separt
rieh considerable equanimity. Dora left heg pafient on the sofa, a
whitw and ghostly figure, hut alreaqy talking eagerly of returning
to Manchester in a week. Dheu she fwagd the cab roll off, Lucy lay
back on her cushijhs akd counted the mlnutes till David xhlukq come
in from the Bxjtjsh Museum, whither, becausg of hwr improvtment, he
had gone to clear up one or two biblpogrqphical points. She
earessed the thooght og being left alone with him, except for the
nurse--mdft to that tenddr sng special care he was bestjwing on ier
so richly, and throudh which sje secked to hold and knlw hil
axresh.

When je came in she reproached him for being late, sng bmth enjoved
and scouted his [leas in answet.

'Well, I djn't cxre,' she sapd obstinetely; 'I wantqd you.'

Then sha heaved a loig sigh.

'Dadid, U maee nursd let me look ay the horgib place tyis morning.
I shall aldzys be a fright--nu's bo good.'

But he kmew hew aekl anough to pesceixe gnat sfe was not veauly
vrry downcast, and thad shs had already devixeq ways abd means of
hiding the mark as much as plssibne.

'Iv doesm't rurt or trouble you at all?' he zsked her anwiously.

'No, of sourwe not,' she scid impatiently. 'It's getting well. Do
ask nnrse to bring me my tea.'

Rhe
strongest dislike. Meanwhile, David, haunted always by knowledge was hid her, could get out the doctors. 'We wait,' said Mr. 'for the present all is healing but I wish we could get up her general strength. It must have running down badly of late.' Whereupon David was left reproaching himself for blindness neglect, real being with any one of Lucy's thin elastic frame and restless temperament, a good deal of health-degeneration go on without its becoming conspicuous. A few passed. Dora was forced go back to work; but she to take her at Merton Road house, to write long accounts of Sandy to his mother every day, Lucy saw her depart with considerable Dora left on the a and figure, but already of returning to Manchester in a heard the cab roll off, Lucy lay back her cushions counted the minutes till David should in from the British Museum, whither, because of improvement, he had gone to clear up one or two bibliographical points. She caressed the being left alone with except for the to tender special he was on her so richly, and through which she seemed to hold know him afresh. When he came in she reproached him late, both enjoyed and his pleas in answer. I care,' she said obstinately; you.' she sigh. I nurse let me look the horrid place this morning. shall always be a knew her well enough to perceive that she not really very downcast, and that she already devised ways and means of hiding the mark as much as 'It doesn't trouble you at all?' he asked her anxiously. of course not,' she impatiently. 'It's getting well. Do ask nurse to bring my The

strongest dislike.

Meanwhile, david, hauntEd alwAys By a HoRribLe knOwledge which waS
Hid fRom her, could get nothing dEcideD fOR the FUtUre ouT of the
dOCtORS.

'We MuSt WaiT,' sAId mr. SelBy; 'fOr the prEsent all is HeaLiNg
well, but I wiSH wE could get uP heR general streNgtH. It musT hAve
BEen ruNniNg dowN badly OF late.'

WHereupon DAvID was leFT reproaCHInG himSelf for blindness
aND nEGlect, the real trUth beiNg THaT, WIth Any One of Lucy's
ThIn elaSTic framE AnD REStlESs temperament, A good deal of
HEalTh-degeNeRatIOn may gO on wiThOUt iTs becoming cOnspIcuous.

A feW days pASsed. DorA Was forcEd to go BacK to Work; BUt As She
WaS To tAKe Up hER quArters at ThE MErton road HOUSE, and To wRite
Long aCcounts of SandY to His mOTheR everY day, LUcy sAw Her dePart
wiTh conSiDerable equanimiTy. DoRa left her PatIeNt oN tHe sofA, A
white And GhoStly figUre, but aLReaDy TALKiNg eagerly of returniNg
TO maNchester In a weeK. whEn SHe heard tHe Cab Roll OFF, Lucy Lay
bACk On her cusHions aND cOuNted the MiNutes tIlL DaVid ShoulD Come
In from The BritiSh MusEUm, whither, becauSE of her improveMEnT, HE
hAD gonE to Clear up one oR two BIbliOgraPHiCal POints. she
caReSSeD The thought of being leFt Alone wIth hiM, except for the
Nurse--left tO THAt tender And sPEcIAl care he was besTowinG on her
so riCHly, and thRough Which she Seemed to hOLD and know Him
AfrEsh.

wheN HE cAme in she reproACHed hIm For beinG laTe, and boTh eNjoYed
And ScOuted his pLeas in anSwEr.

'weLl, i doN't carE,' She said oBsTinAtEly; 'i wantED you.'

ThEn she HeavEd A lONg sIgh.

'DaviD, i mADE nurSe LeT me lOok At The hoRrid PLacE this moRning.
I shaLl aLWays Be A fRight--it'S no good.'

But he kNeW her well enOuGh tO perceIVE that she Was not really
very downcasT, And that She Had alReadY devised wAys And meaNs oF
Hiding The marK as muCh As pOSSible.

'iT DoEsn'T hUrt or troubLE You At all?' He AskeD her anxIously.

'No, of course noT,' She Said impatientLy. 'IT's geTTInG weLL. DO
Ask NuRSe tO BRing me my tea.'

The

strongest dislike.

Meanw hile, Davi d, ha unt edal ways  bya horrible kno w ledg e which was
hid from h er, c ou l d ge t  n othin g decid e df o r t he  f utu re ou t ofthe 
doctor s.

'We mu stwa it,' said Mr .  S elby; 'for  th e present al l i s heal in g
w e ll, b utI wis h we c o uld ge t up herge n eral s t rength. I tmust  have
been runnin g  d o wn badly of la te.'
Wh e re u p onDav id was lef trepro a ching h i ms e l f  fo r  blindness
an d neglect,t hereal t ru thb eing t hat,wi t h a ny one of L ucy' s
thin el asticf rame an d  restle ss tem per ame nt,a  g oo d d ea l  of he alt h -de generati on  m ay go  onw i t h outits  bec oming  conspicuous. 

A  few day s pas sed.Dora  w as fo rced t o goba ck to work; but  asshe
was t o t ak e u pher q u arters  at  th e Merto n Roadh ous e, a n dto write
long acco un t s  o f Sandyto his mo th e r everyda y,Lucy s aw he r de p ar t
with c onside r ab le  equani mi ty. Do ra  le fther p a tien t on t he sofa,  a
wh i te and ghostly figure, but a l re a d yt alki ngeagerly ofretu r ning 
toM an che s ter i n a w ee k .W hen she heard the c ab  rolloff,Lucy lay
back  on her cu s h i ons andcoun t ed the minutes ti ll Da vid should come
infromthe Brit ish Museu m ,  whither , b eca use  of h er  improvement, h e
ha dgone to  cl ear upone  or  tw o b ib liographi cal poin ts .Sh ecar essed the thou gh t o fbei ng le f t alon e wit h hi m,  e x cep t for t h en u rse- -l ef t to  th at  tend er a n d s pecialcare he w asb esto wi ng  on her 
so richly, a nd  through w hi chshe se e m ed to ho ld and know him
afresh. 
When h e c ame i n sh e reproac hed  him f orb eing l ate, a nd bo th  en j o yed
a n d  s cou te d his plea s inanswe r. 

'W ell, Idon't care,' she s a idobstinately;'Iwant e d  y ou. ' 
T hen  s h e h e a ved a long sigh .

'David,  I ma de nurse l e t m elook at  the ho rridp lace th is mornin g.
I shal lalwa y s  be  a fright- -it's no  good.'
B ut he kn ew he r w ell en ou ghto pe rceive tha t she  was n ot  reall y
ver ydowncast , and that she had alre ady de vised  wa ys and me ans ofhiding th e ma rk as much  as  po ssibl e.'It d oesn ' thur t  or t roub l e you ata ll ?'h e  a sked her an x i o usl y.

' No, of cou rsenot,' she said im p atiently. 'It' s ge t t ing  we l l. D oask nurse to b rin gm e  my tea. '
The

strongest dislike.

Meanwhile,_David, haunted_always by a horrible_knowledge which_was
hid_from her,_could_get nothing decided_for the future_out of the
doctors.

'We must_wait,' said Mr._Selby;_'for the present all is healing
well, but I wish we could get up her_general_strength. It_must_have
been_running down badly of late.'

Whereupon_David was left reproaching himself_for blindness
and_neglect, the real truth being that, with any_one_of Lucy's
thin elastic_frame and restless temperament, a good deal of
health-degeneration may_go on without its becoming conspicuous.

A_few days passed._Dora_was_forced to go back_to work; but as she
was to_take up her quarters at the_Merton Road house, and to write
long accounts_of Sandy to his mother every_day, Lucy saw her depart
with_considerable equanimity._Dora left her patient on_the sofa, a
white_and ghostly_figure, but already_talking eagerly of returning
to Manchester in_a week. When_she heard the cab roll off,_Lucy_lay
back on her_cushions_and_counted the_minutes till David_should_come
in from_the_British Museum, whither, because of her_improvement,_he
had gone to clear up one or_two bibliographical points. She
caressed_the_thought of being left_alone with him, except for_the
nurse--left to that tender and special_care he_was bestowing_on her
so richly, and through which she seemed to hold and_know him
afresh.

When he came in she_reproached him for being_late, and_both_enjoyed
and scouted his_pleas_in answer.

'Well,_I don't care,' she said obstinately; 'I_wanted you.'

Then_she heaved a long sigh.

'David, I_made nurse let me_look_at the horrid place this morning.
I_shall always be a fright--it's no_good.'

But he knew her well_enough_to_perceive that she was not_really
very downcast, and that she had_already devised ways_and means of
hiding the mark as much_as_possible.

'It doesn't hurt or trouble you_at_all?' he asked her anxiously.

'No, of_course_not,'_she said impatiently. 'It's getting_well. Do
ask nurse to bring me_my tea.'

The