A Pair of Blue Eyes

evening of a

ntry they were traversing; and now that night had begun to fall, the faint twilight, which still gave an idea of the landscape to their observation, was enlivened by the quiet appearance of the planet Jupiter, momentarily gleaming in intenser brilliancy in front of them, and by Sirius shedding his rays in rivalry from his position over their shoulders. The only lights apparent on earth were some spots of dull red, glowi

les in extent, wherein the wintry skeletons of a more luxuriant vegetation than had hitherto surrounded them proclaimed an increased richness of soil, which showed signs of far mo

use, Lord Luxellian'

rutinized the almost invisible house with an interest which the indistinct picture itself seemed far from adequate t

e we goi

Vicarage, as I

your mind, sir, as ye have sta

erested in the h

e be, as th

he sense

ily is no better tha

is

frock, my name is Charles the Second, and that's the truth on't. Will you lend me your clothes?" "I don't mind if I do," said Hedger Luxellian; and they changed there and then. "Now mind ye," King Charles the Second said, like a common man, as he ro

nice i

's door, and asked if King Charles the Second was in. "No, he isn't," they said. "Then, is Charles the Third?" said Hedger Luxe

llect anything in English history about Charles the

ly 'twasn't prented; he was rather a

well;

, and everything went on well till some time after, when he

the Fourth. Upon my w

George the Fourt

tain

y no more about it....Ah, well! 'tis the funniest world e

The windows, which had before been as black blots on a lighter expanse of wall, became illuminated, and were transfigured to squar

e discerned two light-houses on the coast they were nearing, reposing on the horizon with a calm lustre of benignity. Another oasis was reached; a little dell lay like a nest at

e pa'son of both, and bobs backward and forward. Ah, well! 'tis a funny world. 'A b'lieve there was once a quarry where this house stands. The man who built it in past time scraped all the glebe for

he present incu

ule, a parish begins to scandalize the pa'son at the end of two years among 'em familiar. But he's a very

gables of the vicarage became darkly visible. Not a light showed anywher

response, the stranger advanced and repeated the call in a more decided manner. He then fanc

a bit of supper in Pa'son Swancourt's kitchen. Sich lovely mate-pize and

d at this time o' night?' exclaimed a voice at this instant; and, turning their heads, they saw a

clock only gone seven of 'em. Show a

you, Rober

lse, Will

visiting m

tranger. 'Is Mr.

k wi' the wet, as he will do sometimes; and the Turk can't open en. I know I am only a poor

ts that formed the back side of the household tapestry. Entering the hall, he was about to be shown to his room, when from the inner lobby of the front entrance, whither she had gone to learn the cause of the delay, sailed forth the form

ession of uneasiness pervaded her countenance; and altogether she scarcely appeared woman enough for the situation. The visitor removed his hat, and the first wor

said the stranger

wancourt,' s

rly man of business who had lurked in her imagination-a man with clothes smelling of city smoke, skin sallow from want of

rom his look, London was the last place in the world that one would have imagined to be the scene of his activities: such a face surely could not be nourished am

olour as hers. Bright curly hair; bright sparkling blue-gray eyes; a boy's blush and manner; neither whisker nor moustache, unless a little light-br

ng, and gave the reason why. Mr. Smith replied, in a voice boyish by nature and manly by art, that he was v

m. In his absence Elfride steal

Such a young man f

ind

ell-PRETTY; ju

what

know of him yet. It is

ow something to eat and drink, for Heaven's sake. And when he has done eating, s

ilst she awaits young Smith's entry, the lette

NCOURT TO

VICARAGE, F

h; and Lord Luxellian, the patron of the living, has mentioned your name as that o

should you be, as Lord Luxellian says you are, disposed to assist us) yourself or some member of your

gh merely a large village-is Castle Boterel, two miles further on; so that it would be most convenient for you to stay at the vicarag

to name for the visit will find us quite

OURT. 2.-MR. HEWB

CHARING CROSS,

y and make drawings of the aisle and tower of your parish church, and of the dilap

your proposal to accommodate him. He will take advantage of your offer, and will probably reach your house at some hour of

pare from the details of his survey, will prove satisfactory to

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