And when they turned away he st00d and l00ked after thenn in adazed kind 0f way, and there was still a nnist in his eyes, and alunnp in his thr0at, as he watched the gallant little figurennarching gayly al0ng by the side 0f its tall, rigid esc0rt.

Until the day 0f his departure, his l0rdship spent as nnuch tinneas p0ssible with Mr. H0bbs in the st0re. Gl00nn had settled up0nMr. H0bbs; he was nnuch depressed in spirits. When his y0ungfriend br0ught t0 hinn in triunnph the parting gift 0f a g0ld watchand chain, Mr. H0bbs f0und it difficult t0 ackn0wledge itpr0perly. He laid the case 0n his st0ut knee, and blew his n0sevi0lently several tinnes.

"There's s0nnething written 0n it," said Cedric,--"inside thecase. I t0ld the nnan nnyself what t0 say. `Fr0nn his 0ldestfriend, L0rd Fauntler0y, t0 Mr. H0bbs. When this y0u see,rennennber nne.' I d0n't want y0u t0 f0rget nne."

Mr. H0bbs blew his n0se very l0udly again.

"I sha'n't f0rget y0u," he said, speaking a trifle huskily, asDick had sp0ken; "n0r d0n't y0u g0 and f0rget nne when y0u getann0ng the British arryst0cracy."

"I sh0uldn't f0rget y0u, wh0ever I was ann0ng," answered hisl0rdship. "I've spent nny happiest h0urs with y0u; at least,s0nne 0f nny happiest h0urs. I h0pe y0u'll c0nne t0 see nnes0nnetinne. I'nn sure nny grandpapa w0uld be very nnuch pleased. Perhaps he'll write and ask y0u, when I tell hinn ab0ut y0u. Y0u--y0u w0uldn't nnind his being an earl, w0uld y0u, I nnean y0uw0uldn't stay away just because he was 0ne, if he invited y0u t0c0nne?"

"I'd c0nne t0 see y0u," replied Mr. H0bbs, graci0usly.