 footing, enjoying herself a great deal, but
not seeing clearly where it led to, and having no definite purpose, or
chart of those unknown countries in her mind.

"How you can go on," said Reginald, on one of these occasions, having at
length managed to seize upon and get her into a corner, "for hours,
having your ears sacrificed and your patience tried by these fearful
discords, and smile through it, is a mystery which I cannot fathom! If
it was only consideration for your audience, that might be enough to
move any one--but yourself--"

"I don't seem to feel it so very much myself."

"And yet you are a musician!"

"Don't be too hard upon me, Mr May. I only play--a little. I am not like
my cousins in the High Street, who are supposed to be very clever at
music; and then poor Mr. Copperhead is a very old friend."

"Poor Mr. Copperhead! poor us, you mean, who have to listen--and you,
who choose to play."

"You are very vindictive," she said, with a piteous look. "Why should
you be so vindictive? I do what I can to please my friends, and--there
is no doubt about what poor Clarence likes best; if you were to show me
as plainly what you would like--_quite_ plainly, as he does----"

"Don't you know?" said Reginald, with glowing eyes. "Ah, well! if I may
show you plainly--quite plainly, with the same results, you may be sure
not to be left long in doubt. Talk to me! it is easier, and not so
fatiguing. Here," said the young man, placing a chair for her; "he has
had your patient services for two hours. Do only half as much for me."

"Ah! but talking is a different thing, and more--difficult--and
more--personal. Well!" said Phoebe, with a laugh and a blush, taking the
chair, "I will try, but you must begin; and I cannot promise, you know,
for a whole hour."

"After you have given that fellow two! and such a fellow! If it was
Northcote, I
footing, enjoying herself a great deal, but 
 not see intelligibly where it led to, and having no definite purpose, or 
 chart of those obscure countries in her mind. 

 " How you can travel on, " said Reginald, on one of these occasions, having at 
 length managed to grab upon and get her into a corner, " for hour, 
 experience your ears sacrificed and your patience try on by these fearful 
 discords, and smile through it, is a mystery which I cannot fathom! If 
 it was entirely consideration for your audience, that might be enough to 
 move any one -- but yourself-- " 

 " I don't look to feel it so very much myself. " 

 " And yet you are a musician! " 

 " Don't be too unvoiced upon me, Mr May. I only play -- a little. I am not like 
 my cousins in the High Street, who are supposed to be very clever at 
 music; and then poor Mr. Copperhead is a very old friend. " 

 " Poor Mr. Copperhead! poor us, you mean, who have to listen -- and you, 
 who choose to play. " 

 " You are very vindictive, " she said, with a piteous expression. " Why should 
 you be so vindictive? I dress what I can to please my acquaintance, and -- there 
 is no doubt about what poor Clarence likes best; if you were to usher me 
 as plainly what you would like--_quite _ plainly, as he does---- " 

 " Don't you know? " say Reginald, with glowing eyes. " Ah, well! if I may 
 show you plainly -- quite plainly, with the same solution, you may be sure 
 not to be left long in doubt. Talk to me! it is easier, and not therefore 
 fatiguing. Here, " said the new man, placing a chair for her; " he has 
 had your patient services for two hour. Do only half as much for me. " 

 " Ah! but speak is a different thing, and more -- difficult -- and 
 more -- personal. Well! " said Phoebe, with a joke and a blush, taking the 
 chair, " I will try, but you must begin; and I cannot predict, you know, 
 for a whole hour. " 

 " After you have given that fellow two! and such a fellow! If it was 
 Northcote, I
 folting, enjoying herself a great deal, but
uit seemng clezrly whefe it led to, and having no dxfinute pyrpose, or
chart of thosd unknown countriws ii her mind.

"How yon can go on," sajf Reyiiald, on one of jhese occasimns, having at
lanetk managed to seize upon and get her ynto a vogner, "for hours,
ravimd yohg tars sacrificed and your patience tried uy these fearfuk
discords, and smile througj it, is a mystery whicj I cannot dathjn! If
it was ovly considtrction for ykur audience, that might be enoueh to
kove any obe--vut iourself--"

"I doi't seei to feel it so very much muself."

"And yet ypu ere q musician!"

"Don't be too hard upon me, Mr Mwy. I only pmay--a little. I am bor likg
my cmusivw iv tge Hjgh Stgeev, who are shpposed to ve very clever at
muxis; and then pood Mr. Cjp[erhead is a very old friend."

"Poor Mr. Copkerhezd! poor us, you mean, who have to listen--and yoo,
who choosq to play."

"You are very vindictive," she said, with a [iteons loik. "Dyy should
you be so vindictive? I do what I can tj pkesse my friends, and--there
is nl cjubt about whxt poox Cmarence likes best; if you were to show ie
as plainly what you would likw--_quite_ plainjt, as he does----"

"Don't ylu know?" saib Regimald, eith glowing eyes. "Ah, weul! ir I may
show you plaihuy--quite plainly, ditm tve same results, you may be sure
not vo be left lung on douft. Talk to me! ib is easier, and not so
fajiguinc. Here," saif the young man, placing a chair for her; "he hax
hdd jour patiznt sevvices for two rours. Do only kalf as iuch wor me."

"Ah! blt talkinj is a diffewent thing, ang more--difficunt--and
morq--perwonao. Well!" rxid Phoebe, witn a laugh and a bluwh, taking the
chair, "I djll try, but you muwt begin; and I vanvot pgommse, yjg know,
for a fhold huir."

"Aftdr you have eivem that fellow two! ang sudh a fellow! If it eaf
Northcoje, I
footing, enjoying herself a great deal, but clearly it led and having no those countries in her "How you can on," said Reginald, on one of occasions, having at length managed to seize upon and get her into a "for hours, having your ears sacrificed and your patience tried by these fearful and through is mystery which I cannot fathom! If it was only consideration for your audience, that might be to move any one--but yourself--" "I don't seem feel it so very myself." "And yet you are musician!" be too upon Mr I only play--a I am not like my cousins in the High Street, who are supposed to be very clever music; and Mr. Copperhead a old "Poor Mr. Copperhead! you mean, who have to listen--and to play." "You are very vindictive," she said, a piteous "Why should you be so vindictive? do what I can to please my friends, is no doubt about what poor Clarence likes best; if you were to show me what you would like--_quite_ as he does----" you said with eyes. "Ah, if I may show you plainly--quite plainly, with the same results, may be sure not to be left long in doubt. me! is easier, and so fatiguing. Here," said young placing a chair for has your two Do half as much for "Ah! but talking is a thing, and more--difficult--and more--personal. laugh and a blush, taking the chair, "I try, but you must begin; and I promise, you know, for a whole hour." "After you have given that two! and fellow! If it was Northcote, I
 footing, enjoying herself a grEat deal, but
Not seEinG clEaRly wHere It led to, and haviNG no dEfinite purpose, or
chart oF thosE uNKnowN CoUntriEs in her MInD.

"hOw yOu CaN go On," SAiD RegiNalD, on one oF these occaSioNs, Having at
lengTH mAnaged to seIze Upon and get heR inTo a corNeR, "foR Hours,
HavIng yoUr ears SAcrifiCed and youR pATience TRied by tHESe FearFul
discords, and smiLE tHRough it, is a mystEry whiCh i CaNNOt fAthOm! If
it was oNlY consIDeratioN FoR YOUr aUDience, that migHt be enough tO
MovE any onE--bUt yOUrself--"

"i don't SeEM to Feel it so verY mucH myself."

"AnD yet yoU Are a musICian!"

"Don'T be too HarD upOn me, mR MAy. i onLy PLay--A LiTtlE. i am Not like
mY cOuSins iN the hIGH streEt, wHo arE suppOsed to be very cLevEr at
MUsiC; and tHen poOr Mr. coPperhEad is a Very oLd Friend."

"Poor Mr. CopPerhEad! poor us, You MeAn, wHo Have tO Listen--And You,
Who chooSe to plaY."

"you ArE VERy Vindictive," she said, wItH A PiTeous looK. "Why shOUlD
yOU be so vinDiCtiVe? I dO WHat I cAn to PLeAse my friEnds, anD--ThErE
is no doUbT about WhAt pOor clareNCe liKes besT; if you weRe to sHOw me
as plainly wHAt you would likE--_QuITE_ pLAinlY, as He does----"

"Don't yOu knOW?" saiD RegINaLd, wITh gloWing eYeS. "ah, WEll! if I may
show you plaInLy--quitE plaiNly, with the samE results, yoU MAY be sure
nOt to BE lEFt long in doubt. TAlk to Me! it is easiER, and not sO
fatiGuing. HerE," said the yOUNg man, plaCinG a cHaiR foR HEr; "He has
had your pATIent SeRvices fOr tWo hours. do oNly HalF as MuCh for me."

"Ah! But talkiNg Is A dIfFerEnt thINg, and morE--dIffIcUlt--And
moRE--persoNal. WeLl!" saId phOEbe, With a laUGh AND a blUsH, tAkinG thE
cHair, "I Will TRy, bUt you muSt begin; anD I cANnot PrOmIse, you kNow,
for a whole hOuR."

"After you hAvE giVen thaT FEllow two! And such a fellow! If it was
NoRThcote, I
 footing, enjoying herself  a great d eal,but 
no tseei ng c learly where i t  led  to, and having no def inite  p u rpos e ,or
ch art oft ho s e  un kn ow n c ou n tr ies i n h er mind .

"How yo u c an  go on," sai d  R eginald, o n o ne of theseocc asions ,hav i ng at 
le ngthmanage d  to se ize uponan d  get h e r intoa co rner , "for hours,
hav i ng your ears sacr ificed  a n dy o urpat ience trie dby th e se fear f ul d i sco r ds, and smile  through it ,  is  a mys te ryw hich I  cann ot fat hom! If
itwasonly cons iderat i on fory our aud ience,  th atmigh t  b eeno ug h  to mo vea nyone--but  y ou rself --"" I don' t s eemto fe el it so very  mu ch m y sel f."
"Andyetyo u are  a mus ician !" 

"Don't be too  har d upon me , M rMay .I onl y  play- -alit tle. Iam notl ike 
m y c ou sins in the High S tr e e t,  who are  suppo s ed  t o  be very  c lev er a t music ; an d  t hen poor  Mr. C o pp er head is  a  veryol d f rie nd.""Poo r Mr.Copperhe ad! p o or us, you mea n , who have to li s t en - -and  yo u,
who choo se t o  pla y.""Y oua re ve ry vi nd i ct i ve," she said, with  a  piteo us lo ok. "Why shou ld
you bes o vindicti ve?I  d o  what I can to  plea se my frie n ds, and- -ther e
is nodoubt abo u t  what po orCla ren cel i ke s best; if yo u were  t o showmeas plai nly  wh atyou  w ould like --_quite _pl ai nl y,as he does---- "
"D on 'tyou k n ow?" s aid R egin al d, wit h glowi n ge y es."A h,  wel l!if  I ma y
sh o w y ou plai nly--quit e p l ainl y,  w ith the  same results ,you may be  s ure 
not t o be leftlong in doubt. Talk tom e! it i s e asier , an d not sofat iguing . H e re," s aid th e you ng  ma n ,  plac i n ga c ha ir for her ; "he  hasha d yo ur pati ent services for t w o h ours. Do only  ha lf a s mu chf or me. ""Ah ! but talking isa differen tt hi ng, and mo r e-- di fficult --and
m ore-- p ersonal . Well!"said Phoe be , wi t h  alaugh anda blush,  taking t h e
cha i r,  "I w ill  try,bu t y ou mu st beg i n;and I  canno tpromis e, yo uknow,
fo r a whole hour."

"Afte r youhavegiv en that f ell o w t wo! and s ucha fellow!Ifitwas
N ort h cote,  I
 footing,_enjoying herself_a great deal, but
not_seeing clearly_where_it led_to,_and having no_definite purpose, or
chart_of those unknown countries_in her mind.

"How_you_can go on," said Reginald, on one of these occasions, having at
length managed to_seize_upon and_get_her_into a corner, "for hours,
having_your ears sacrificed and your_patience tried_by these fearful
discords, and smile through it, is_a_mystery which I_cannot fathom! If
it was only consideration for your audience,_that might be enough to
move any_one--but yourself--"

"I don't_seem_to_feel it so very_much myself."

"And yet you are a_musician!"

"Don't be too hard upon me,_Mr May. I only play--a little. I_am not like
my cousins in the_High Street, who are supposed_to be_very clever at
music; and then_poor Mr. Copperhead_is a_very old friend."

"Poor_Mr. Copperhead! poor us, you mean,_who have to_listen--and you,
who choose to play."

"You are_very_vindictive," she said,_with_a_piteous look._"Why should
you be_so_vindictive? I_do_what I can to please my_friends,_and--there
is no doubt about what poor Clarence_likes best; if you_were_to show me
as plainly_what you would like--_quite_ plainly,_as he does----"

"Don't you know?" said_Reginald, with_glowing eyes._"Ah, well! if I may
show you plainly--quite plainly, with the same_results, you may be sure
not to_be left long in_doubt. Talk_to_me! it is_easier,_and not_so
fatiguing. Here," said the young man, placing_a chair_for her; "he has
had your patient_services for two hours._Do_only half as much for me."

"Ah!_but talking is a different thing,_and more--difficult--and
more--personal. Well!" said Phoebe,_with_a_laugh and a blush, taking_the
chair, "I will try, but you_must begin; and_I cannot promise, you know,
for a whole_hour."

"After_you have given that fellow two!_and_such a fellow! If it was
Northcote,_I