I suppose t even t is so nes till slender and  even t draugging of ion. I believe I  t, ook my ting back tling  a poison—tself in to all its rigid familiar lines. I lie and c. I knooo  trangeness of Briar—at tillness, turning passages and cluttered  trange to me for ever, I felt trangeness make me strange— make me a ts and er in t of t Briar crept on me. Briar absorbed me. No of th which I have covered

    myself and t meant to escape! Briar  me!

    But, I am  into doug utterly.  eigo t aogeternoon, I am summoned doairs to make my fareo tlemen, it is only Mr rey and Mr  I must give my o. I find tening tcoats, draands, a little  makes no gesture. tep and lift to crey smiles.

    ea, he says.

    Mr  on . No off. tatue?

    ell, botrey says; but I meant tatue. Miss Lilly s you takes my ers  clay, you knoo  unruck again—as I alhe unfairness of your uncle keeping you here in such a miserable, mushroom-like way.

    I am quite used to it, I say quietly. Besides, I t go h you?

    t. Really, Mr Lilly, I can barely make out ttons on my coat. Do you mean never to join civilised society, and bring gas to Briar?

    Not while I keep books, says my uncle.

    Say never, then. Rivers, gas poisons books. Did you know?

    I did not, says Ricurns to me, and adds, in a lo to go up to London just yet. Your uncle o offer me a little work among s. e s seems, for Morland.

    rey says,

    Nos is in progress, you let your niece make a visit to reet? S yo