And as to not cutting, one sees that from the woods--the tragedy of the woods!'-- said the young man with emphasis.

'There has been no decent forestry on this estate for half a century.

I hope you will be able to persuade him, Miss Bremerton.

I expect, indeed, it's Hobson's choice.' 'You mean the timber will be commandeered ?' 'Probably.

The Government have just come down on some of Lord Radley's woods just beyond our borders--with scarcely a week's warning.