too late to receive ead I must  furt to  lie, ep and murmur, my eyes upon ted  lies between her chamber and

    mine.

    Once I rise and go stealto it, and put my ear to t hing.

    Next morning I  carefully dress me, and ?

    Yes, miss.

    Do you think she will do?

    Do, miss?

    As girl to me.

    Sosses imes to France and I dont know w.

    ell,  be kind to  o er London. Siles bring o me, so soon as saken ?

    I , sometimes sleeping, sometimes y of  see o my uncle, or I fear I  last, at  seven or so, I read in t leads from ts staircase; and tiless murmur: and? I stand at t? Does s? Does siles comes first and, after a moments ation, sao take my life from me and give me freedom.

    Sation, comes dismay. I  s, spotted t.  to a point. oo frank, noakes in my goockings. training, I suppose—makes a y curtsey. Ssey, I can tell. Ss me, more t so Briar to ruin me. I step to take  you colour, or tremble, or  surns my gaze and ten, about tly steady in mine.

    e are ciles.  for, to London. S good enoughink.

    You need not stay, Mrs Stiles, I say. And turns to go: But you  Susan. Youve  I am an orpo Briar as a c all

    to care for me. I cannot tell you all tiles  a mot time . . .

    I say tormenting of my uncles oo routine an occupation, o  is Susan I ; and c us, I drao lead o ts. Souc is as slender as Agness, but  at all , but lig; tries to make it ser. Sells me of rain from London—  of naming it, of considering it a place of