name？〃
  〃Yes；　but　not　spoken　to　him。〃
  〃Where？〃
  Margaret　was　silent。　　Euphra　knew　her　well　enough　now　not　to　repeat
  the　question。
  〃I　should　have　been　in　love　with　him；　I　know。〃
  Margaret　only　smiled。
  Another　day；　Euphra　said：
  〃What　a　good　boy　that　Harry　is！　　And　so　clever　too。　　Ah！　　Margaret；
  I　have　behaved　like　the　devil　to　that　boy。　　I　wanted　to　have　him　all
  to　myself；　and　so　kept　him　a　child。　　Need　I　confess　all　my　ugliest
  sins？〃
  〃Not　to　me；　certainly；　dear　Miss　Cameron。　　Tell　God　to　look　into
  your　heart；　and　take　them　all　out　of　it。〃
  〃I　will。　　I　do。I　even　enticed　Mr。　Sutherland　away　from　him　to　me；
  when　he　was　the　only　real　friend　he　had；　that　I　might　have　them
  both。〃
  〃But　you　have　done　your　best　to　make　up　for　it　since。〃
  〃I　have　tried　a　little。　　I　cannot　say　I　have　done　my　best。　　I　have
  been　so　peevish　and　irritable。〃
  〃You　could　not　quite　help　that。〃
  〃How　kind　you　are　to　excuse　me　so！　　It　makes　me　so　much　stronger　to
  try　again。〃
  〃My　father　used　to　say　that　God　was　always　finding　every　excuse　for
  us　that　could　be　found；　every　true　one；　you　know；　not　one　false
  one。〃
  〃That　does　comfort　one。〃
  After　a　pause；　Euphra　resumed：
  〃Mr。　Sutherland　did　me　some　good；　Margaret。〃
  〃I　do　not　wonder　at　that。〃
  〃He　made　me　think　less　about　Count　Halkar；　and　that　was　something；
  for　he　haunted　me。　　I　did　not　know　then　how　very　wicked　he　was。　　I
  did　love　him　once。　　Oh；　how　I　hate　him　now！〃
  And　she　started　up　and　paced　the　room　like　a　tigress　in　its　cage。
  Margaret　did　not　judge　this　the　occasion　to　read　her　a　lecture　on
  the　duty　of　forgiveness。　　She　had　enough　to　do　to　keep　from　hating
  the　man　herself；　I　suspect。　　But　she　tried　to　turn　her　thoughts　into
  another　channel。
  〃Mr。　Sutherland　loved　you　very　much；　Miss　Cameron。〃
  〃He　loved　me　once；〃　said　poor　Euphra；　with　a　sigh。
  〃I　saw　he　did。　　That　was　why　I　began　to　love　you　too。〃
  Margaret　had　at　last　unwittingly　opened　the　door　of　her　secret。　　She
  had　told　the　other　reason　for　loving　Euphra。　　But；　naturally　enough；
  Euphra　could　not　understand　what　she　meant。　　Perhaps　some　of　my
  readers；　understanding　Margaret's　words　perfectly；　and　their
  reference　too；　may　be　so　far　from　understanding　Margaret　herself；　as
  to　turn　upon　me　and　say：
  〃Impossible！　　You　cannot　have　understood　her　or　any　other　woman。〃
  Well！
  〃What　do　you　mean；　Margaret？〃
  Margaret　both　blushed　and　laughed　outright。
  〃I　must　confess　it；〃　said　she；　at　once；　〃it　cannot　hurt　him　now：　my
  tutor　and　yours　are　the　same。〃
  〃Impossible！〃
  〃True。〃
  〃And　you　never　spoke　all　the　time　you　were　both　at　Arnstead？〃
  〃Not　once。　　He　never　knew　I　was　in　the　house。〃
  〃How　strange！　　And　you　saw　he　loved　me？〃
  〃Yes。〃
  〃And　you　were　not　jealous？〃
  〃I　did　not　say　that。　　But　I　soon　found　that　the　only　way　to　escape
  from　my　jealousy；　if　the　feeling　I　had　was　jealousy；　was　to　love　you
  too。　　I　did。〃
  〃You　beautiful　creature！　　But　you　could　not　have　loved　him　much。〃
  〃I　loved　him　enough　to　love　you　for　his　sake。　　But　why　did　he　stop
  loving　you？　　I　fear　I　shall　not　be　able　to　love　him　so　much　now。〃
  〃He　could　not　help　it；　Margaret。　　I　deserved　it。〃
  Euphra　hid　her　face　in　her　hands。
  〃He　could　not　have　really　loved　you；　then？〃
  〃Which　is　better　to　believe；　Margaret；〃　said　Euphra；　uncovering　her
  face；　which　two　tears　were　lingering　down；　and　looking　up　at
  her〃that　he　never　loved　me；　or　that　he　stopped　loving　me？〃
  〃For　his　sake；　the　first。〃
  〃And　for　my　sake；　the　second？〃
  〃That　depends。〃
  〃So　it　does。　　He　must　have　found　plenty　of　faults　in　me。　　But　I　was
  not　so　bad　as　he　thought　me　when　he　stopped　loving　me。〃
  Margaret's　answer　was　one　of　her　loving　smiles；　in　which　her　eyes
  had　more　share　than　her　lips。
  It　would　have　been　unendurable　to　Euphra；　a　little　while　before；　to
  find　that　she　had　a　rival　in　a　servant。　　Now　she　scarcely　regarded
  that　aspect　of　her　position。　　But　she　looked　doubtfully　at　Margaret；
  and　then　said：
  〃How　is　it　that　you　take　it　so　quietly？for　your　love　must　have
  been　very　different　from　mine。　　Indeed；　I　am　not　sure　that　I　loved
  him　at　all；　and　after　I　had　made　up　my　mind　to　it　quite；　it　did　not
  hurt　me　so　very　much。　　But　you　must　have　loved　him　dreadfully。〃
  〃Perhaps　I　did。　　But　I　had　no　anxiety　about　it。〃
  〃But　that　you　could　not　leave　to　a　father　such　as　yours　even　to
  settle。〃
  〃No。　But　I　could　to　God。　I　could　trust　God　with　what　I　could　not
  speak　to　my　father　about。　　He　is　my　father's　father；　you　know；　and
  so；　more　to　him　and　me　than　we　could　be　to　each　other。　　The　more　we
  love　God；　the　more　we　love　each　other；　for　we　find　he　makes　the　very
  love　which　sometimes　we　foolishly　fear　to　do　injustice　to；　by　loving
  him　most。　　I　love　my　father　ten　times　more　because　he　loves　God；　and
  because　God　has　secrets　with　him。〃
  〃I　wish　God　were　a　father　to　me　as　he　is　to　you；　Margaret。〃
  〃But　he　is　your　father；　whether　you　wish　it　or　not。　　He　cannot　be
  more　your　father　than　he　is。　　You　may　be　more　his　child　than　you
  are；　but　not　more　than　he　meant　you　to　be；　nor　more　than　he　made　you
  for。　　You　are　infinitely　more　his　child　than　you　have　grown　to　yet。
  He　made　you　altogether　his　child；　but　you　have　not　given　in　to　it
  yet。〃
  〃Oh！　yes；　I　know　what　you　mean。　　I　feel　it　is　true。〃
  〃The　Prodigal　Son　was　his　father's　child。　　He　knew　it；　and　gave　in
  to　it。　　He　did　not　say：　'I　wish　my　father　loved　me　enough　to　treat
  me　like　a　child　again。'　　He　did　not　say　that；　butI　will　arise　and
  go　to　my　father。〃
  Euphra　made　no　answer；　but　wept；　Margaret　said　no　more。
  Euphra　was　the　first　to　resume。
  〃Mr。　Sutherland　was　very　kind；　Margaret。　　He　promisedand　I　know　he
  will　keep　his　promiseto　do　all　he　could　to　help　me。　　I　hope　he　is
  finding　out　where　that　wicked　count　is。〃
  〃Write　to　him；　and　ask　him　to　come　and　see　you。　　He　does　not　know
  where　you　are。〃
  〃But　I　don't　know　where　he　is。〃
  〃I　do。〃
  〃Do　you？〃　rejoined　Euphra　with　some　surprise。
  〃But　he　does　not　know　where　I　am。　　I　will　give　you　his　address；　if
  you　like。〃
  Euphra　pondered　a　little。　　She　would　have　liked　very　much　to　see
  him；　for　she　was　anxious　to　know　of　his　success。　　The　love　she　had
  felt　for　him　was　a　very　small　obstacle　to　their　meeting　now；　for　her
  thoughts　had　been　occupied　with　affairs；　before　the　interest　of
  which　the　poor　love　she　had　then　been　capable　of；　had　melted　away
  and　vanishedvanished；　that　is；　in　all　that　was　restrictive　and
  engrossing　in　its　character。　　But　now　that　she　knew　the　relation
  that　had　existed　between　Margaret　and　him；　she　shrunk　from　doing
  anything　that　might　seem　to　Margaret　to　give　Euphra　an　opportunity
  of　regaining　his　preference。　　Not　that　she　had　herself　the　smallest
  hope；　even　had　she　had　the　smallest　desire　of　doing　so；　but　she
  would　not　even　suggest　the　idea　of　being　Margaret's　rival。　　At
  length　she　answered：
  〃No；　thank　you；　Margaret。　　As　soon　as　he　has　anything　to　report；　he
  will　write　to　Arnstead；　and　Mrs。　Horton　will　forward　me　the　letter。
  Noit　is　quite　unnecessary。〃
  Euphra's　health　was　improving　a　little；　though　still　she　was　far
  from　strong。
  CHAPTER　XVI。
  FOREBODINGS。
  Faust。　　　　　　If　heaven　was　made　for　man；　'twas　made　for　me。
  Good　Angel。　　Faustus；　repent；　yet　heaven　will　pity　thee。
  Bad　Angel。　　Thou　art　a　spirit；　God　cannot　pity　thee。
  Faust。　　　　　　Be　I　a　devil；　yet　God　may　pity　me。
  Bad　Angel。　　Too　late。
  Good　Angel。　　Never　too　late　if　Faustus　will　repent。
  Bad　Angel。　　If　thou　repent；　devils　will　tear　thee　in　pieces。
  Old　Man。　　　　I　see　an　angel　hover　o'er　thy　head；
  And　with　a　vial　full　of　precious　grace；
  Offers　to　pour　the　same　into　thy　soul。
  MARLOWE。Doctor　Faustus。
  Mr。　Appleditch　had　had　some　business…misfortunes；　not　of　a　heavy
  nature；　but　sufficient　to　cast　a　gloom　over　the　house　in　Dervish
  Town；　and　especially　over　the　face　of　his　spouse；　who　had　set　her
  heart　on　a　new　carpet　for　her　drawing…room；　and　feared　she　ought　not
  to　procure　it　now。　　It　is　wonderful　how　conscientious　some　people
  are　towards　their　balance　at　the　banker's。　　How　the　drawing…room；
  however；　could　come　to　want　a　new　carpet　is　something　mysterious；
  except　there　is　a　peculiar　power　of　decay　inherent　in　things
  deprived　of　use。　　These　influences　operating；　however；　she　began　to
  think　that　the　two　scions　of　grocery　were　not　drawing　nine
  shillings'　worth　a　week　of　the　sap　of　divinity。　　This　she　hinted　to
  Mr。　Appleditch。　　It　was　resolved　to　give　Hugh　warning。
  As　it　would　involve　some　awkwardness　to　state　reasons；　Mrs。
  Appleditch　resolved　to　quarrel　with　him；　as　the　easiest　way　of
  prefacing　his　discharge。　　It　was　the　way　she　took　with　her
  maids…of…all…work；　for　it　was　grand　in　itself；　and　always　left　her
  with　a　comfortable　feeling　of　injured　dignity。
  As　a　preliminary　course；　she　began　to　treat　him　with　still　less
  politeness　than　before。　　Hugh　was　so　careless　of　her　behaviour；　that
  this　made　no　impression　upon　him。　　But　he　came　to　understand　it　all
  afterwards；　from　putting　together　the　remarks　of　the　children；　and
  the　partial　communications　of　Mr。　Appleditch　to　Miss　Talbot；　which
  that　good　lady　innocently　imparted　to　her　lodger。
  At　length；　one　day；　she　came　into　the　room　where　Hugh　was　more　busy
  in　teaching　than　his　pupils