It was near ten o'clock when I heard him moving about in our chamber, but I did not go in.

He had got himself into a huff, and I was determined to let him get himself out of it.

Just as I supposed he would come into the nursery, where I was sitting with the children, awaiting his lordship's pleasure to appear for breakfast, he opens the door into the passage, and walks himself off." "Without his breakfast ?" "Yes, indeed.

And I've seen nothing of him since." "That's bad," said the friend.

"A little tiff now and then is all well enough in its place.