e and delicate reference to ion.

    `ts tullivers son, said to a grocer standing on t door-step.

    `A I kneer raigs  up to?

    `Oo turn up  omers and be a fine gentleman - not muchink.

    tom, roused from ure to a t, made all ter e to reac amp; Co. o find  t told empt for  to be found in River Street on a thursday morning.

    At tom ted into te room er sending in ing accounts, but om entered and, putting out om - notter at her?

    `Mucom, feeling nervous. `But I  to speak to you, please, y.

    `Sit do doo s, in om began to  in till ttle tendency to monotonous procedure of t ing to ticking of a time-piece. ting ric at last took a pen and e somet the end.

    `Youll just step up to torrys noe in toms ears.

    `ell, tom, said Mr Deane, ial person a little in aking out s ts t  tom o appeal to ing the sale.

    `I roubling you, uncle, said tom, colouring, but speaking in a tone , `but I t you  person to advise me o do.

    `A tom tention. `Let us hear.

    `I  to get a situation, uncle, so t I may earn some money, said tom, ion.

    `A situation? said Mr Deane, and took e justice to eacril. tom t snuff-taking a most provoking .

    ` me see, hrew himself backward again.

    `Sixteen - I mean, I am going in seventeen, said tom, iced how much beard he had.

    `Let me see - your fation of making you an engineer, I think?

    `But I dont t any money at t for a long while, could I?

    `ts true: but people dont get muc any