of their opinions on all points, are not subjects to be discussed by
me."

"Oh, there is nothing to find fault with in _you_," said Phoebe, with
less than her usual universal courtesy; "you are always kind, Mr. May;"
and then she laughed again. "Some people are very clever in finding out
the vulnerable places," she said.

"She is changed," said Clarence, when she was gone. "She is not the
jolly girl she used to be. She was always a very jolly girl; ready to
help a fellow out of a scrape, you know. But Northcote's a fearfully
clever fellow. You should just hear him talk. He and May will go at it
hammer and tongs, as sure as fate."




CHAPTER XXIX.

URSULA'S ENTREES.


It would be difficult to describe the anxiety with which that first
"late dinner" was regarded by Ursula. Janey, too, had thrown herself
into it heart and soul, until she received the crushing intimation from
her father, that her company was not expected at this stately meal; a
discovery which altogether extinguished poor Janey, accustomed to be
always in the front whatever occurred, and to whom suggestions of things
that could not be done by a girl who was not "out," had never presented
themselves. She retired to her own room dissolved in tears when this
fearful mandate went forth, and for the rest of the morning was good for
nothing, her eyes being converted into a sort of red pulp, her rough
hair doubly dishevelled, her whole being run into tears. She was of no
more use now to go errands between the kitchen and the drawing-room, or
to read the cookery-book out loud, which was a process upon which Ursula
depended very much, to fix in her mind the exact ingredients and painful
method of preparation of the _entrees_ at which she was toiling. Betsy,
the former maid-of-all-work, now promoted under the title of cook, could
be trusted to roast the saddle of mutton, which, on consideration that
it was "a party," had been thought preferable to a leg, and she could
boil the fish, after a sort, and make good honest family
of their opinions on all points, are not subjects to be discussed by 
 me. " 

 " Oh, there be nothing to receive fault with in _ you _, " suppose Phoebe, with 
 less than her common universal courtesy; " you are always kind, Mr. May; " 
 and then she laughed again. " Some citizenry are very clever in finding out 
 the vulnerable position, " she said. 

 " She is changed, " suppose Clarence, when she was gone. " She is not the 
 jolly girl she used to be. She was always a very jolly female child; ready to 
 help a fellow out of a scratch, you know. But Northcote's a fearfully 
 clever fellow. You should just learn him talk. He and May will go at it 
 hammer and tongs, as sure as fortune. " 




 CHAPTER XXIX. 

 URSULA'S ENTREES. 


 It would be difficult to describe the anxiety with which that first 
 " late dinner " was regarded by Ursula. Janey, too, had thrown herself 
 into it heart and soul, until she received the crushing intimation from 
 her father, that her company was not expected at this stately meal; a 
 discovery which altogether snuff out poor Janey, accustomed to be 
 constantly in the presence whatever occurred, and to whom suggestions of things 
 that could not be suffice by a girl who was not " out, " had never presented 
 themselves. She retired to her own room dissolve in tears when this 
 fearful mandate went forth, and for the rest of the morning was dependable for 
 nothing, her eyes being converted into a sort of red pulp, her boisterous 
 hair's-breadth doubly dishevelled, her whole being run into tear. She was of no 
 more use now to go errands between the kitchen and the drawing - room, or 
 to read the cookery - book away loud, which was a process upon which Ursula 
 depended very much, to fix in her judgment the exact ingredient and painful 
 method acting of preparation of the _ entrees _ at which she was toiling. Betsy, 
 the erstwhile maid - of - all - work, now promote under the title of cook, could 
 be trust to roast the bicycle seat of mutton, which, on consideration that 
 it was " a party, " had been thought preferable to a leg, and she could 
 boil the pisces, after a sort, and make full honest family
of hheir opinions on all polnts, are not sublwcts tm be djscussed by
me."

"Oh, there is nothing to hind faulu with in _you_," said Ohoebe, winh
less thqn htr usual universal courtesy; "you wre clxays kind, Mr. Mai;"
and then sha laughed agait. "Role people are very clever in findind out
thr gulnerable plases," xre szpd.

"Whe is changed," said Clarence, shen sht was gone. "She is mot the
jolly girl she used to he. She was always w very jolli giwo; ready to
heup a fellow out of a sdrape, you know. But Northcote's a fearyully
clever fwlllf. You shoulv just hear him talk. He ang May woll go at it
hakmec ane tongs, as sure as fave."




CHAPTER XXIX.

URSULA'F ENTREES.


Ht would be difficuot to dgscrite tfw avxitty wjth whlch that firsf
"late dinnee" was regarded by Utstoa. Janey, too, gad thworn herself
into it heart and soul, until vhe received the crushing untimation from
her fajher, that rer company was not expected at this stately meal; a
disroxerv whicf aptogether extinguished poor Janey, accustomed ek ne
slways in the nront whatever occirgec, and to whom ruggescjohs of things
that cluld noj be dine by a dirl who was not "out," had never presented
theiwelves. She retired to her own rook disxolved in tears when thns
fearrul mandate went forff, and for the rert pf the morning was good for
njthing, hec eyex being conferted into a sogt of red pulp, her rough
jair boublf dishevelped, her whole being run into teecs. She was of nm
moge use noc to gp errands betreen the kitchgn and thz drawkng-room, or
no read tie cookery-bojk out loud, wvlch was a prmcess upjn wyich Ursula
adpended very mich, to fiq nn her mibd the exact ingrevienjs and painful
metkue of preparatiom ow tre _eitreef_ at which sha war tuoling. Betsy,
the fifmer maid-of-all-work, now psomofed under the titlr jf cook, xould
be erusted to rosst the saddle of luttoi, whici, on cpnsyderation that
it was "a party," hzd been tjounht preferablq to a leg, and ske could
boil the fish, after a sort, and meke good honest family
of their opinions on all points, are to discussed by "Oh, there is in said Phoebe, with than her usual courtesy; "you are always kind, Mr. and then she laughed again. "Some people are very clever in finding out vulnerable places," she said. "She is changed," said Clarence, when she was gone. is the girl used to be. She was always a very jolly girl; ready to help a fellow out a scrape, you know. But Northcote's a fearfully fellow. You should just him talk. He and May go it hammer tongs, sure fate." CHAPTER XXIX. ENTREES. It would be difficult to describe the anxiety with which that first "late dinner" was regarded Ursula. Janey, thrown herself it and until she received intimation from her father, that her expected at this stately meal; a discovery which extinguished poor accustomed to be always in the whatever occurred, and to whom suggestions of things could not be done by a girl who was not "out," had never presented themselves. to her own room in tears when fearful went and the rest the morning was good for nothing, her eyes being converted into sort of red pulp, her rough hair doubly dishevelled, her run tears. She was no more use now go between the kitchen and or read loud, was process upon which Ursula very much, to fix in mind the exact ingredients of the _entrees_ at which she was toiling. the former maid-of-all-work, now promoted under the of cook, could be trusted to roast the saddle of mutton, which, consideration that "a party," had been thought preferable to a and she could boil fish, after a sort, and make good honest family
of their opinions on all pointS, are not subJects To bE diScUsseD by
mE."

"Oh, there is nothINg to Find fault with in _you_," said phoebE, wITh
leSS tHan heR usual uNIvERSal CoUrTesY; "yOU aRe alwAys Kind, Mr. MAy;"
and then sHe lAuGhed again. "SomE PeOple are verY clEver in findinG ouT
the vuLnEraBLe plaCes," She saId.

"She iS ChangeD," said ClarEnCE, when sHE was gonE. "sHe Is noT the
jolly girl she uSEd TO be. She was alwayS a very JoLLy GIRl; rEadY to
help a feLlOw out OF a scrapE, YoU KNOw. BUT Northcote's a fEarfully
cleVEr fEllow. YOu ShoULd just Hear hIm TAlk. he and May wilL go aT it
hammer And tonGS, as sure AS fate."




CHaPTER XxIX.

uRSuLA'S enTrEeS.


IT wOUld BE dIffICulT to descrIbE tHe anxIety WITH WhicH thAt fiRst
"laTe dinner" was reGarDed bY ursUla. JaNey, toO, had ThRown hErself
Into iT hEart and soul, untiL she Received tHe cRuShiNg IntimATion frOm
hEr fAther, thAt her coMPanY wAS NOt Expected at this statElY MEaL; a
discovEry whiCH aLtOGether exTiNguIsheD POor JaNey, aCCuStomed to Be
alwaYS iN tHe front WhAtever OcCurRed, And to WHom sUggestIons of thIngs
tHAt could not be doNE by a girl who waS NoT "OUt," HAd neVer Presented
thEmseLVes. SHe reTIrEd tO Her owN room DiSSoLVed in tears when this
fEaRful maNdate Went forth, and fOr the rest oF THE morning Was gOOd FOr
nothing, her eyEs beiNg converteD Into a sorT of reD pulp, her Rough
hair DOUbly dishEveLleD, heR whOLE bEing run into teARS. She WaS of no
moRe uSe now to Go eRraNds BetWeEn the kitcHen and thE dRaWiNg-RooM, or
to REad the coOkEry-BoOk oUt louD, Which wAs a prOcesS uPoN WhiCh UrsulA
DePENded VeRy Much, To fIx In her Mind THe eXact ingRedients aNd pAInfuL
mEtHod of prEparation of thE _eNtrees_ at whIcH shE was toILIng. Betsy,
The former maid-of-all-work, nOW promotEd uNder tHe tiTle of cook, CouLd
be trUstED to roaSt the sAddle Of MutTON, whicH, ON cOnsIdEration thaT
IT waS "a parTy," Had bEen thouGht preferable to a leG, And She could
boil tHe fIsh, aFTEr A soRT, aND maKe GOod HONest family
of their opinions on all p oints, are  notsub jec ts  tobe d iscussed by
me . "

" Oh, there is nothing t o fin df ault wi th in  _you_, "  s a i d P ho eb e,wi t hlesstha n her u sual unive rsa lcourtesy; "y o uare always  ki nd, Mr. May; "
a nd the nshe laugh edagain . "Som e  peopl e are ver yc leveri n findi n g  o ut
t he vulnerable pla c es , " she said.

" She is  c h an g e d,"  sa id Clarenc e,  when she was go n e .  "S h e is not thejolly girls heused t obe. She wa s alw ay s  avery jollygirl ; ready t o
help a fello w  out of  a scr ape , y ou k n ow .But  N o rth c ot e's a f earfully 
c le ver f ello w . Y ou s hou ld j ust h ear him talk.  He  and May  will  go a t it 
h ammer  and t ongs,  a s sure as fate. "



CHAPTER  XX IX .
UR SULA' S  ENTRE ES. 

It woul d be di f fic ul t t odescribe the anxie ty w it h whichthat f i rs t" late din ne r"wasr e garde d by Ur sula. Ja ney, t o o,  h ad thro wn  herse lf 
in toit he a rt a nd sou l, until  sher eceived the cr u shing intimat i on f ro m 
her  fa ther, thatherc ompa ny w a snot expec ted a tt hi s  stately meal; a
di sc overywhich  altogether e xtinguishe d p oor Jane y, a c cu s tomed to be
al waysin the fro n t whatev er oc curred,and to wh o m  suggest ion s o f t hin g s 
t hat could not b e do ne  by a g irl  who wa s n ot"ou t,"  h ad neverpresente dth em se lve s. Sh e  retired  t o h er  ow n roo m  disso lvedin t ea rs whe n thisf ea r f ul m an da te w ent  f orth,  and for  the re st of the  mo r ning  w as  good f or
nothing, h er  eyes bein gcon verted i nto a so rt of red pulp, her rou g h
hairdou bly d ishe velled, h erwholebei n g runinto t ears.  S hew a s ofn o 
m ore  u se now tog o  er rands  b etwe en thekitchen and the dr a win g-room, or
to  re ad t h e  c ook e ry - boo ko utl o ud, which was a  process u po n  w hich Ursul a 
de pe nded ve ry much , tof ix in h er mind t he exactin gred i e nts  and painf ul
metho d of prep a ratio n  o f the  _e ntrees _atwhich  she w a s t oilin g. Bet sy ,
theforme rmaid-of- all-work, now promotedunderthe t itl e of cook , c o uld 
be trust ed t o roast th e s add le of  mu t ton,whic h ,onc onsid erat i on that
i t  w as" a  p arty," hadb e e n t hough t p r eferab le t o a leg, and shec ould
boil thefish , aft era  sor t,  and make good  ho ne s t  family
of their_opinions on_all points, are not_subjects to_be_discussed by
me."

"Oh,_there_is nothing to_find fault with_in _you_," said Phoebe,_with
less than her_usual_universal courtesy; "you are always kind, Mr. May;"
and then she laughed again. "Some people_are_very clever_in_finding_out
the vulnerable places," she said.

"She_is changed," said Clarence, when_she was_gone. "She is not the
jolly girl she used_to_be. She was_always a very jolly girl; ready to
help a fellow_out of a scrape, you know._But Northcote's a_fearfully
clever_fellow._You should just hear_him talk. He and May will_go at it
hammer and tongs, as_sure as fate."




CHAPTER XXIX.

URSULA'S ENTREES.


It would be_difficult to describe the anxiety with_which that first
"late dinner" was_regarded by_Ursula. Janey, too, had thrown_herself
into it heart_and soul,_until she received_the crushing intimation from
her father, that_her company was_not expected at this stately meal;_a
discovery_which altogether extinguished_poor_Janey,_accustomed to_be
always in the_front_whatever occurred,_and_to whom suggestions of things
that could_not_be done by a girl who was_not "out," had never_presented
themselves._She retired to her_own room dissolved in tears_when this
fearful mandate went forth, and_for the_rest of_the morning was good for
nothing, her eyes being converted into a_sort of red pulp, her rough
hair_doubly dishevelled, her whole_being run_into_tears. She was_of_no
more use_now to go errands between the kitchen_and the_drawing-room, or
to read the cookery-book out_loud, which was a_process_upon which Ursula
depended very much, to_fix in her mind the exact_ingredients and painful
method of preparation_of_the__entrees_ at which she was_toiling. Betsy,
the former maid-of-all-work, now promoted_under the title_of cook, could
be trusted to roast the_saddle_of mutton, which, on consideration that
it_was_"a party," had been thought preferable_to_a_leg, and she could
boil the_fish, after a sort, and make_good honest family