 back self-control. She watched eagerly for
what her father might say or do next.

As soon as he saw her sitting up he walked over to her and took her
again by the shoulder.

'Now look here,' he said to her, holding her tight, 'let's finish
with this. That young man's the Lord's enemy--he's my enemy--and
I'll teach him a lesson before I've done. But that's neither here
nor there. You understand this. If you ever walk out of this door
with him, you'll not walk back into it, with him or without him.
I'd have done with you, and _my money_'ld have done with you.
But there'--and Purcell gave a little scornful laugh, and let her
go with a push--'_he_ don't care twopence about you--I'll say
that for him.'

Lucy flushed fiercely, and getting up began mechanically to smooth
her hair before the glass, with wild tremulous movements, will and
defiance settling on her lip, as she looked at herself and at the
reflection of her father.

'And as for you, Miss Lomax,' said Purcell deliberately, standing
opposite Dora, 'you've been aiding and abetting somehow--I don't
care how. I don't complain. There was nothing better to be expected
of a girl with your parentage and bringing up, and a Puseyite into
the bargain. But I warn you you'll go meddling here once too often
before you've done. If you'll take my advice you'll let other
people's business alone, and _mind your own_. Them that have
got Adrian Lomax on their hands needn't go poaching on their
neighbours for something to do.'

He spoke with a slow, vindictive emphasis, and Dora shrank and
quivered as though he had struck her. Then by a great effort--the
effort of one who had not gone through a close and tender training
of the soul for nothing--she put from her both her anger and her
fear.

'You're cruel to father,' she said, her voice fluttering; 'you might
be thinking sometimes how straight he's kept since he took the
Parlour. And I don't believe young
back self - control. She watched eagerly for 
 what her father might say or cause next. 

 equally soon as he saw her sitting up he walk over to her and take her 
 again by the shoulder. 

' Now look here,' he order to her, holding her tight,' permit's finish 
 with this. That young world's the Lord's enemy -- he's my enemy -- and 
 I'll teach him a moral before I've suffice. But that's neither here 
 nor there. You understand this. If you ever walk out of this door 
 with him, you'll not walk back into it, with him or without him. 
 I'd have done with you, and _ my money_'ld have done with you. 
 But there'--and Purcell contribute a little scornful laugh, and lease her 
 go with a push--'_he _ don't care twopence about you -- I'll say 
 that for him.' 

 Lucy blush fiercely, and getting up began mechanically to smooth 
 her hair before the looking glass, with wild tremulous movements, will and 
 defiance settling on her lip, as she looked at herself and at the 
 reflection of her father. 

' And as for you, Miss Lomax,' said Purcell deliberately, standing 
 opposite Dora,' you've been aiding and abetting somehow -- I don't 
 care how. I don't complain. There was nothing better to be expect 
 of a girl with your parentage and lend up, and a Puseyite into 
 the bargain. But I warn you you'll fail meddling here once too often 
 before you've suffice. If you'll take my advice you'll let other 
 people's clientele alone, and _ mind your own _. Them that have 
 got Adrian Lomax on their hands needn't go poaching on their 
 neighbor for something to do.' 

 He spoke with a slow, vindictive vehemence, and Dora shrank and 
 quiver as though he had struck her. Then by a great effort -- the 
 effort of one who had not gone through a cheeseparing and tender training 
 of the soul for nothing -- she place from her both her anger and her 
 fear. 

' You're cruel to father,' she read, her voice fluttering;' you might 
 be thinking sometimes how straight he's kept since he take the 
 Parlour. And I don't believe young
 bafk self-control. She watchtd eagerly for
whaj yer favher mifht say ur do next.

As soon as he saw ier wittibg up he walked over tu her and took hee
agamn by the shouldxd.

'Now look hers,' he veid to her, holdlng her tigvt, 'let's finish
figh this. That young man's the Lord's eneiy--he's mu fnemy--and
I'll tewch nym a lesson before I've done. But that's heither here
nor therr. You understand this. If ylu eger walk out of thls door
with him, tou'll not wauk back inuo it, with hjm or without him.
I'd have done wkth ypu, and _my nobey_'pg have done with you.
But therc'--snd Puscell gsve a little sgornfnl lqugh, and let her
go wivh a push--'_he_ don't carg twopence ayout you--I'll say
that fir him.'

Locy fnushde fkerdeky, and gfttmng up begah mechanicaoly to smooth
her haor vefore the glzss, wieh wild tremulous movements, will and
defiatce settling on her lip, as she looked at herselv and at ehe
reflection of her father.

'And as for you, Miss Lokax,' seia Pbvgell eepiberately, standing
opposite Dora, 'you've been aysimg and abetting fomehow--I dom't
fatg how. I don't cumplaiu. Tgere was nothing bftter tj be wxpected
os a birl with your parentage ane bringing ui, ane a Puseyite into
tke bargain. Bbt I wsrn ypu you'll go meddling hexe oncs too often
hefore yoh'xe done. If you'll tale my advice you'll let other
[eople's bnsinexs alond, anc _mind your own_. Hhem bvat have
got Adrian Lomar on dheir handd needn't go poaching on their
nemjhbours for spmathpng to do.'

Ke spole with a slor, vindictive ekphasis, and Aora shrani and
qumvered as thjugh he had sdtuck her. Then by a grqat wffoet--the
efwurt of one who had not yjne rhrough a close anv tevser training
of cke soul for nothimg--sfe [un fcom hqs both her atger ana her
fdar.

'You'rt cvueu to father,' she said, her voide fluttering; 'you kinht
be thibking soietimes how syraight he's kept slnce ie tooy the
Larjour. And I don't believe young
back self-control. She watched eagerly for what might or do As soon as he over to her took her again the shoulder. 'Now look here,' he to her, holding her tight, 'let's finish with this. That young man's the enemy--he's my enemy--and I'll teach him a lesson before I've done. But that's here there. understand If you ever walk out of this door with him, you'll not walk back into it, him or without him. I'd have done with and _my money_'ld have with you. But there'--and Purcell a scornful laugh, let go a push--'_he_ don't twopence about you--I'll say that for him.' Lucy flushed fiercely, and getting up began mechanically to smooth hair before with wild movements, and settling on her she looked at herself and at her father. 'And as for you, Miss Lomax,' Purcell deliberately, opposite Dora, 'you've been aiding and somehow--I don't care how. I don't complain. There nothing better to be expected of a girl with your parentage and bringing up, and into the bargain. But warn you you'll meddling once often you've done. you'll take my advice you'll let other people's business alone, and your own_. Them that have got Adrian Lomax on their go on their neighbours something to do.' He with slow, vindictive emphasis, and and as struck Then a great effort--the effort one who had not gone a close and tender nothing--she put from her both her anger and fear. 'You're cruel to father,' she said, voice fluttering; 'you might be thinking sometimes how straight he's kept since took the I don't believe young
 back self-control. She watched Eagerly for
What hEr fAthEr MighT say Or do next.

As soon AS he sAw her sitting up he walked Over tO hER and TOoK her
aGain by tHE sHOUldEr.

'noW loOk HErE,' he saId tO her, holDing her tigHt, 'lEt'S finish
with tHIs. that young mAn's The Lord's enemY--he'S my eneMy--And
i'Ll teaCh hIm a leSson beFOre I've Done. But thAt'S NeitheR Here
nor THErE. You Understand this. If yOU eVEr walk out of thiS door
wItH HiM, YOu'lL noT walk back iNtO it, wiTH him or wIThOUT Him.
i'D have done with You, and _my monEY_'ld Have doNe WitH You.
But There'--AnD purCell gave a liTtle Scornful lAugh, anD Let her
gO With a puSh--'_he_ doN't cAre TwopENcE aBouT yOU--I'lL SaY
thAT foR him.'

Lucy FlUsHed fiErceLY, AND getTinG up bEgan mEchanically to SmoOth
hER haIr befOre thE glaSs, With wIld treMulouS mOvements, will and
DefiAnce settlIng On Her LiP, as shE Looked At hErsElf and aT the
refLEctIoN OF HeR father.

'And as for you, miSS loMax,' said PUrcell DElIbERately, stAnDinG
oppOSIte DoRa, 'yoU'Ve Been aidiNg and aBEtTiNg somehOw--i don't
cArE hoW. I dOn't coMPlaiN. There Was nothiNg betTEr to be expected
OF a girl with youR PaRENtAGe anD brInging up, and A PusEYite Into
THe BarGAin. BuT I warN yOU yOU'll go meddling here onCe Too oftEn
befOre you've done. IF you'll take MY ADvice you'Ll leT OtHEr
people's businEss alOne, and _mind YOur own_. ThEm thaT have
got adrian LomAX On their hAndS neEdn'T go POAcHing on their
neIGHbouRs For someThiNg to do.'

HE spOke WitH a sLoW, vindictiVe emphasIs, AnD DOrA shRank aND
quivereD aS thOuGh hE had sTRuck heR. Then By a gReAt EFfoRt--the
efFOrT OF one WhO hAd noT goNe ThrouGh a cLOse And tendEr traininG
of THe soUl FoR nothinG--she put from heR bOth her angeR aNd hEr
fear.

'yOU're cruel To father,' she said, her voice FLutteriNg; 'yOu migHt
be Thinking sOmeTimes hOw sTRaight He's kepT sincE hE toOK The
PaRLOuR. AnD I Don't believE YOunG
 back self-control. She wa tched eage rly f orwha therfath er might say o r  donext.

As soon as he s aw he rs itti n gup he  walked ov e r  to  h er  an dt oo k her 
ag ain bythe should er. 
'Now look he r e, ' he saidtoher, holding  he r tigh t,  'l e t's f ini sh
wi th thi s . That  young ma n' s  the L o rd's en e m y- -he' s my enemy--and
I ' ll teach him a le sson b ef o re I 've  do ne. But th at 's ne i ther he r en o r  th e re. You under stand this. Ifyou ev er  wa l k outof th is doo r
with him,  you 'll not w alk ba c k intoi t, with  him o r w ith outh im .I'd  h a ved on e w i thyou, and  _ my  mone y_'l d h a ve d one  wit h you .
But there'- -an d Pu r cel l gav e a l ittl escorn ful la ugh,an d let her
go wi th a  push--'_ he_  d on' tcaret wopenc e a bou t you-- I'll sa y 
th at f o rhim.'

Lucy flushe df i er cely, an d gett i ng  u p  began m ec han ical l y  to s moot h 
h er hairbefore th eglass,wi th wil dtre mul ous m o veme nts, w ill anddefia n ce settling on her lip, as s h el o ok e d at  he rself and a t th e 
ref lect i on  of her f ather .'A n d as for you, MissLo max,'saidPurcell delib erately, s t a n ding
opp osit e  D o ra, 'you've be en ai ding and a b etting s omeho w--I don 't
care h o w . I don' t c omp lai n.T h er e was nothing b ette rto be e xpe cted
of  agir l w ith  y our paren tage and  b ri ng in g u p, an d  a Pusey it e i nt o
t he ba r gain.But I  war nyo u  yo u'll go me d d ling  h er e on ceto o oft en
b e for e you'v e done. I f y o u'll  t ak e my ad vice you'll l et  other
peo pl e's  busin e s s alone,  and _mind your own_. T h em that  ha ve
go t Ad rian Loma x o n thei r h a nds ne edn'tgo po ac hin g on th e i rnei gh bours fors o met hingto  do. '

He s poke with a slow,v ind ictive emphas is,  and D or a s h ra n k a nd qui v e red as though h e had stru ck he r. Then by a g re at effo rt--the 
effo r t of on e who had  not gone  t hrou g h  aclose andtender t raining
o f  thes ou l for  no thing- -s heput f rom he r  bo th he r ange rand he r
fea r. 

'You'r e cruel to father,' she  said,  hervoi ce flutte rin g ; ' you might 
bethinking s ome tim es ho w s t raigh t he ' skep t  sinc e he took theP ar lou r .  A nd I don'tb e l iev e you ng
 back_self-control. She_watched eagerly for
what her_father might_say_or do_next.

As_soon as he_saw her sitting_up he walked over_to her and_took_her
again by the shoulder.

'Now look here,' he said to her, holding her tight, 'let's_finish
with_this. That_young_man's_the Lord's enemy--he's my enemy--and
I'll_teach him a lesson before_I've done._But that's neither here
nor there. You understand this._If_you ever walk_out of this door
with him, you'll not walk back_into it, with him or without_him.
I'd have done_with_you,_and _my money_'ld have_done with you.
But there'--and Purcell gave_a little scornful laugh, and let_her
go with a push--'_he_ don't care twopence_about you--I'll say
that for him.'

Lucy flushed_fiercely, and getting up began_mechanically to_smooth
her hair before the glass,_with wild tremulous_movements, will_and
defiance settling on_her lip, as she looked at_herself and at_the
reflection of her father.

'And as for_you,_Miss Lomax,' said_Purcell_deliberately,_standing
opposite Dora,_'you've been aiding_and_abetting somehow--I_don't
care_how. I don't complain. There was_nothing_better to be expected
of a girl with_your parentage and bringing_up,_and a Puseyite into
the_bargain. But I warn you_you'll go meddling here once too_often
before you've_done. If_you'll take my advice you'll let other
people's business alone, and _mind_your own_. Them that have
got Adrian_Lomax on their hands_needn't go_poaching_on their
neighbours for_something_to do.'

He_spoke with a slow, vindictive emphasis, and_Dora shrank_and
quivered as though he had struck_her. Then by a_great_effort--the
effort of one who had not_gone through a close and tender_training
of the soul for nothing--she_put_from_her both her anger and_her
fear.

'You're cruel to father,' she said,_her voice fluttering;_'you might
be thinking sometimes how straight he's_kept_since he took the
Parlour. And I_don't_believe young