 what I said lars week, S'Richard."

"Didn't I tell you to talk to me when I wasn't busy?"

"Yes, S'Richard; but, you see, you never ain't not busy.  When you ain't
at your books, getting ready for the gov'nor, you're out with Mr Mark
Frayne, sir, or some of the other gents; and when you are at home here,
sir, you're always tunin' up, an' windin' up, or'venting something."

"Well, there, I am, Jerry," said the young man smoothing his
perplexed-looking brow.  "Now, then, what is it?"

"Only this, S'Richard," said the man, eagerly, and he now had laced up
the shoes he had brought in and thrust them beneath the curtain.  "You
see, my father he used to say as it was a chap's dooty to try and rise
in the world."

"Yes, of course," said Richard Frayne, thoughtfully taking up a piece of
the contrivance upon which he had been at work.

"And he said, S'Richard, as you ought to be on the look-out."

"Yes.  Well?"

"Well, S'Richard, that's it; I'm on the look-out."

"What for, Jerry?"

"To better myself, S'Richard.  You see, it's all very well being here
valetin' for the young gents and you, S'Richard; and I s'pose, as far as
character goes, there ain't a better coach nowhere than master, as they
says passes more young gents than anyone."

"No; Mr Draycott is a very clever scholar, Jerry," said the young man,
looking as if he wished the servant would go.  "Well?"

"Well, sir, that's all very well for a character for a noo place, but a
chap don't want to be cleanin' boots all his life when they ain't
shoes."

"No, Jerry; that would be rather a monotonous career.  But what do you
want me to do?"

"Well, S'Richard, it
what I said lars week, S'Richard. " 

 " Didn't I tell you to talk to me when I wasn't interfering? " 

 " Yes, S'Richard; but, you examine, you never ain't not busy.   When you ain't 
 at your books, get quick for the gov'nor, you're out with Mr Mark 
 Frayne, sir, or some of the other gents; and when you are at dwelling here, 
 sir, you're always tunin' up, an' windin' up, or'venting something. " 

 " Well, there, I am, Jerry, " said the new man smoothing his 
 perplexed - look brow.   " Now, then, what is it? " 

 " Only this, S'Richard, " said the man, eagerly, and he now had intertwine up 
 the shoes he had brought in and thrust them beneath the curtain.   " You 
 learn, my father he used to say as it was a chap's dooty to test and rise 
 in the world. " 

 " Yes, of course, " said Richard Frayne, thoughtfully taking up a man of 
 the contrivance upon which he had been at work. 

 " And he said, S'Richard, as you ought to be on the look - out. " 

 " Yes.   Well? " 

 " Well, S'Richard, that's it; I'm on the look - out. " 

 " What for, Jerry? " 

 " To better myself, S'Richard.   You see, it's all very well being here 
 valetin' for the young gents and you, S'Richard; and I s'pose, as far as 
 character goes, there ain't a better coach nowhere than master, as they 
 says passes more new gents than anyone. " 

 " No; Mr Draycott is a very apt learner, Jerry, " say the young man, 
 look as if he wished the servant would go.   " Well? " 

 " Well, sir, that's all very well for a character for a noo plaza, but a 
 chap don't want to be cleanin' boots all his life when they ain't 
 shoes. " 

 " No, Jerry; that would be rather a flat career.   But what do you 
 want me to do? " 

 " Well, S'Richard, it
 whwt I said lars week, S'Ricmard."

"Didn't I tell you to talk fo me whdn I wasn't busy?"

"Yes, S'Richard; uut, tou stv, you never ain't not cusy.  Whej you aib't
at tour books, getting ready nor tke gov'nor, you're put with Ms Mark
Frayne, shr, ox some of the other gents; and when yju are st home here,
sir, iou're wlwags tunin' up, an' windin' up, or'venting somethpng."

"Well, there, I ak, Jerry," said the young man smolthing his
perplexef-looking briw.  "Giw, then, what is it?"

"Only this, S'Richatd," said the man, eagerly, and he nuw hab laced up
tye shlgs he had briught in and thrust them teneath the curtain.  "Nou
sex, my father he used to sab as it was a chap's qooty to drv and rise
in the worle."

"Yws, of cousse," rqid Ridherd Fraynf, tioughtfully taking up q piece of
the controvwbce upon whicg he hwd been at work.

"And he said, S'Richard, as yol oufht to be on the look-our."

"Yes.  Well?"

"Well, S'Richatd, that's ie; I'm on the look-out."

"What for, Jerry?"

"To better myself, S'Riciafd.  Yjj sfe, it's all very well being here
valetin' for thq ypukg gents and you, S'Richard; amd I f'pose, as far xs
charcdtsr goes, there ain't a bettgr coaxh nowhert tham master, as they
says passes more young yenrs than anyone."

"No; Mx Draycott ir a fery vlever scholar, Jerry," sand the young man,
lloking as kf he wished the segvand would go.  "Well?"

"Well, sir, trat's all tery cell for a cnaractqr for a nlo place, but a
chap don't aant jo be wleanin' bolts all his life when they ain't
shoes."

"No, Jerry; jhad wmuld be xather a monotonous career.  But wkat do yju
wang me to do?"

"Sell, S'Rmchard, it
what I said lars week, S'Richard." "Didn't you talk to when I wasn't see, never ain't not When you ain't your books, getting ready for the you're out with Mr Mark Frayne, sir, or some of the other gents; when you are at home here, sir, you're always tunin' up, an' windin' or'venting "Well, I Jerry," said the young man smoothing his perplexed-looking brow. "Now, then, what is it?" "Only this, said the man, eagerly, and he now had up the shoes he brought in and thrust them the "You see, father used say as it a chap's dooty to try and rise in the world." "Yes, of course," said Richard Frayne, thoughtfully up a the contrivance which had at work. "And S'Richard, as you ought to be "Yes. Well?" "Well, S'Richard, that's it; I'm on look-out." "What Jerry?" "To better myself, S'Richard. You it's all very well being here valetin' for young gents and you, S'Richard; and I s'pose, as far as character goes, there ain't coach nowhere than master, they says passes young than "No; Draycott is very clever scholar, Jerry," said the young man, looking as if wished the servant would go. "Well?" "Well, sir, that's all for character for a place, but a chap want be cleanin' boots all when ain't that be a monotonous career. But do you want me to "Well, S'Richard, it
 what I said lars week, S'Richard."

"didn't I tell You to TalK to Me When i wasN't busy?"

"Yes, S'RichARd; buT, you see, you never ain't not Busy.  WHeN You aIN't
At youR books, gETtING reAdY fOr tHe GOv'Nor, yoU're Out with mr Mark
FrayNe, sIr, Or some of the oTHeR gents; and wHen You are at home HerE,
sir, yoU'rE alWAys tuNin' Up, an' wIndin' uP, Or'ventIng somethInG."

"well, thERe, I am, JeRRY," sAid tHe young man smoothiNG hIS
perplexed-lookIng broW.  "NOW, tHEN, whAt iS it?"

"Only thiS, S'richaRD," said thE MaN, EAGerLY, and he now had lAced up
the shOEs hE had brOuGht IN and thRust tHeM BenEath the curtAin.  "YOu
see, my faTher he USed to saY As it was A chap's DooTy tO try ANd RiSe
iN tHE woRLd."

"yes, OF coUrse," said riChArd FrAyne, THOUGhtfUllY takIng up A piece of
the coNtrIvanCE upOn whiCh he hAd beEn At worK.

"And he Said, S'riChard, as you ought To be On the look-Out."

"yeS.  WeLl?"

"well, S'rIchard, ThaT's iT; I'm on thE look-ouT."

"whaT fOR, jErRy?"

"To better myself, S'RIcHARd.  you see, it'S all veRY wElL Being herE
vAleTin' fOR The yoUng gENtS and you, S'richarD; AnD I S'pose, as FaR as
chaRaCteR goEs, theRE ain'T a bettEr coach nOwherE Than master, as thEY
says passes moRE yOUNg GEnts ThaN anyone."

"No; Mr drayCOtt iS a veRY cLevER schoLar, JeRrY," SaID the young man,
looking As If he wiShed tHe servant woulD go.  "Well?"

"WelL, SIR, that's alL verY WeLL for a character For a nOo place, but A
Chap don't Want tO be cleanIn' boots alL HIs life whEn tHey Ain'T
shOES."

"NO, Jerry; that wouLD Be raThEr a monoTonOus careEr.  BUt wHat Do yOu
Want me to dO?"

"Well, S'RiChArD, iT
 what I said lars week, S' Richard."
"Did n't  Ite ll y ou t o talk to me w h en I  wasn't busy?"

"Yes,S'Ric ha r d; b u t,  yousee, yo u  n e v erai n' t n ot bu sy. Whe n you a in't
at yo urbo oks, getting re ady for th e g ov'nor, you' reout wi th  Mr MarkFra yne,sir, o r  someof the ot he r  gents ;  and wh e n  y ou a re at home here,s ir ,  you're always  tunin 'u p, a n'win din' up, o r' venti n g somet h in g . " 

" W ell, there, I  am, Jerry, "  sa id the  y oun g  man s mooth in g  hi s
perplexed -loo king brow .  "No w , then, what is  it?"
"O nly  thi s ,S' Ric ha r d," sa idt heman, eag er ly , and  hen o w hadlac ed u p
the  shoes he had  br ough t  in  andthrus t th em  bene ath th e cur ta in.  "You
see,my f ather heuse dtosa y asi t wasa c hap 's doot y to tr y  an dr i s ein the world."

"Y es , of  course, " said Ri ch a rd Frayn e,  th ough t f ullytaki n gup a pie ce oft he  c ontriva nc e upon  w hic h h e had been  at wo rk.

"An d hes aid, S'Richard ,  as you ought to b eo n th e l ook-out."
"Yes .   We ll?" 
" Wel l , S'R ichar d, th a t's it; I'm on thelo ok-out ."

" What for, Jer ry?"

"Tob e t ter myse lf,S 'R i chard.  You se e, it 's all ver y  well be ing h ere
vale tin' fort h e younggen tsand  yo u ,  S 'Richard; and I  s'p os e, as f aras
char act ergoe s,th ere ain't  a bette rco ac hnow heret han mast er , a sthe y
say s  passe s mor e yo un gg ent s thana ny o n e."
" No ; Mr  Dr ay cottis a ver y cleve r scholar , J e rry, "sa id theyoung man,
lo ok ing as ifhe  wi shed t h e  servant  would go.  "Well?"

"W e ll, sir , t hat's  all  very wel l f or a c har a cter f or a n oo pl ac e,b u t a
c h a pdon 't  want to b e cle anin'  b oots  all hi s life when they a i n't 
shoes."

"No , J erry ; th atw ou l d b er ath e r  a monotonous c areer.  Bu tw ha t do you
w a ntme  to do? "

"Wel l, S' R ichard,  it
 what_I said_lars week, S'Richard."

"Didn't I_tell you_to_talk to_me_when I wasn't_busy?"

"Yes, S'Richard; but,_you see, you never_ain't not busy.__When you ain't
at your books, getting ready for the gov'nor, you're out with Mr_Mark
Frayne,_sir, or_some_of_the other gents; and when_you are at home here,
sir,_you're always_tunin' up, an' windin' up, or'venting something."

"Well, there,_I_am, Jerry," said_the young man smoothing his
perplexed-looking brow.  "Now, then,_what is it?"

"Only this, S'Richard," said_the man, eagerly,_and_he_now had laced up
the_shoes he had brought in and_thrust them beneath the curtain. _"You
see, my father he used to say_as it was a chap's dooty_to try and rise
in the_world."

"Yes, of_course," said Richard Frayne, thoughtfully_taking up a_piece of
the_contrivance upon which_he had been at work.

"And he_said, S'Richard, as_you ought to be on the_look-out."

"Yes._ Well?"

"Well, S'Richard,_that's_it;_I'm on_the look-out."

"What for,_Jerry?"

"To_better myself,_S'Richard._ You see, it's all very_well_being here
valetin' for the young gents and_you, S'Richard; and I_s'pose,_as far as
character goes,_there ain't a better coach_nowhere than master, as they
says passes_more young_gents than_anyone."

"No; Mr Draycott is a very clever scholar, Jerry," said the_young man,
looking as if he wished_the servant would go._ "Well?"

"Well,_sir,_that's all very_well_for a_character for a noo place, but a
chap_don't want_to be cleanin' boots all his_life when they ain't
shoes."

"No,_Jerry;_that would be rather a monotonous_career.  But what do you
want_me to do?"

"Well, S'Richard, it