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"Thank you, Grandfer," said Wildeve "But ill not trouble you now Some other day must do for that--when I have a party"

"Be jown'd if I don't learn ten new songs for't, or I won't learn a line!" said Grandfer Cantle "And youaway, Mr Wildeve"

"I quite believe you," said that gentle their entertainer long life and happiness as a married man, with recapitulations which occupied some time Wildeve attended them to the door, beyond which the deep-dyed upward stretch of heath stood awaiting the from their feet almost to the zenith, where a definite for forehead of Rainbarrow Diving into the dense obscurity in a line headed by Sam the turf-cutter, they pursued their trackless way hos had fainted upon the ear, Wildeve returned to the rooone

They could only have left the house in one way, by the back ; and this was open

Wildeve laughed to hi, and idly returned to the front roolance fell upon a bottle of hich stood on theto the kitchen door shouted, "Is anybody here who can take so to old Dowden?"

There was no reply The rooone to bed Wildeve came back put on his hat, took the bottle, and left the house, turning the key in the door, for there was no guest at the inn tonight As soon as he was on the road the little bonfire on Mistover Knap again met his eye

"Still waiting, are you, my lady?" he murmured

However, he did not proceed that way just then; but leaving the hill to the left of hie which, like all other habitations on the heath at this hour, was only saved fro visible by a faint shine from its bedroomThis house was the home of Olly Dowden, the besom-maker, and he entered

The lower roo his way he found a table, whereon he placed the bottle, and a ain upon the heath He stood and looked northeast at the undying little fire--high up above hih as Rainbarrow