nt to unfold it and kno urned it, turned it again; tood gazing stupidly at

    it.

    Just this? I said. Charles nodded.

    It   Briar. It   greasy, and  in it; but it still  crease, in ts painted red pips.

    I , and remembered sitting o tell une. S ening me! she had said.

    it, later!

    S perfectly steady. S me t, no mark or sign?—s me to tease me. hy else?

    Miss, I dont kno from table-top. Sook it quick, and t her eye.

    sort of a wildness?

    I cant say. S like  like to say—I t .

    Gin?

    e looked at eacher.

    shall we do? he asked me.

    I did not know.

    I must to . I must t sell Gentleman— ster. to find us. t see you come back ve, t be sure. eve urning. Oh,

    if only Id never taken t  une. Lucks like tide: it turns, ts faster and cant be stopped.

    Dont say it! cried C you?

    You cant c luck like t. t you can do is, try and outface it. Outface it?

    I  to t t one ?  myself be frigy I t o  at all. Give me my knife. e are going over.

    ood, open-mout took  and led aircase. A man and a girl stood at ttom, quarrelling; but turned to c by. Pero . treet  s of grit and paper, t still . My rinder; but it oo late to care. I ran o Mr Ibbss door, knocked on it, t ep o ter a minute, just an inch.

    Youve come too late. It ys voice. Mr Ibbs says— Os you again.  now? Changed your mind?

    ttle furtood, and licked ys. t me; and  hen she screamed.

    Mrs Sucksby! I cried. I made a c t