"Mr Keswick," said he, "upon consideration of the matter I think I will call upon Miss March this morning." If Keswick had expressed himself entirely satisfied with this decision he would have done injustice to his feelings.

The service he had taken upon himself to perform for Miss March he had considered a duty, but if his mission had failed he would have been better pleased than with its success.

He made, however, a courteous reply to Croft's remark, and rose to depart.

But this the other would not allow.
"You told me," said Croft, "that you walked over here; but it is much warmer now, and you must not think of such a thing as walking back.

The man here has a horse and buggy.