tarted from.  a . er, sat Maud upon trapped her bags beside her. he said,

    e must go anot ans be brave. e are very close now.

    t me and nodded. e started off—iff upon it, me  no-one. Again I looked at tars. You never saars so brig he sky was never so dark and so clear.

    ts  of the road.

    e  rat be s and made sick. S last to t tages, and a great dark carted barking. Gentleman kicked it and made it yelp. o ttage t  t, and tern. ting. t t stretco get a good look at Maud. Sleman a curtsey. tever you call y ed shaving. he said,

    Good-nigo you. Good-nigo you, miss. And , for an escapade!

    Gentleman said only, Is everyt o Maud, to  epped ao me, but stood alone. till studied udying ,  s of fear. Perleman , o age, if it came to a c to seem t  miscarried, later.

    I , I t, for five hundred more.

    I t t, even as I stood c

    Maud and ing ; even as I ed myself, for t. ther bow.

    Alls ready indeed, sir, tle matter of— In ligances—

    Yes, yes, said Gentleman. ook t -book. tossed its  from one of ttages a boy o lead it a to me, and it was me ouco. Of course,  seen  e a lady; and sood in suc she maid.

    S see it. S  under ogeto cume? So visit  once?

    ell do it at once, said Gentleman, before anyone else could anstle  ood very stiff. I  to  tled ter folds; and t look at me.  tens, miss.—For I kne, beneate kid gloves. I said, You ter go to your tens.

    S me draood and crossed o me, No flo Gentleman. he shrugged.