t on clean tuckers for the occasion.”

    Mr. Brockle nodded.

    “ell, for once it may pass; but please not to let tance occur too often. And ttling accounts  a luncing of bread and c to t fortnigions, and I find no sucioned. roduced tion? and by y?”

    “I must be responsible for tance, sir,” replied Miss temple: “t  t possibly eat it; and I dared not alloo remain fasting till dinner-time.”

    “Madam, alloant. You are a my plan in bringing up t to accustom to s of luxury and indulgence, but to render tient, self-denying. Stle accidental disappointment of tite occur, suc oug to be neutralised by replacing e t lost, ting titution; it ougo be improved to tual edification of to evince fortitude under temporary privation. A brief address on t be mistimed, or ake tunity of referring to tive Cians; to torments of martyrs; to tations of our blessed Lord o take up to  man s live by bread alone, but by every  proceedet of to ions, “If ye suffer  for My sake,  bread and cead of burnt porridge, into t you little tarve tal souls!”

    Mr. Brockle again paused—peremple  began to speak to  sraigurally pale as marble, appeared to be assuming also ty of t material; especially  , and tled gradually into petrified severity.

    Meantime, Mr. Brockle, standing on tically surveyed t  somet eits pupil; turning, s to used—

    “Miss temple, Miss temple,  girl ending ed to t, his hand shaking as he did so.

    “It is Julia Severn,” replied Miss temple, very quietly.