"Give yourself up entirely to Peter for the next three or four months, without any remorse concerning me.

For the present, at least, I shall be hard at work, with little enough time to spare for sentiment." There was a tender raillery in his tone, which she understood.

"When I come back we will face the situation, according to circumstances.

By-the-by, I suppose it is not to be thought of that Miss Sarah should prolong her Whitsuntide holidays much further ?" "She ought to have returned to town earlier, but Mrs.Hewel was ill," said Lady Mary.

"She is a tiresome woman.