'I don't know. He came in not five minutes ago, with some long

story or other about a fall he'd had, swearing awfully; and

wanted to borrow some money from me to go to London by the next

up-train. He made all sorts of tipsy promises, but I'd something

else to do than listen to him; I told him to go about his

business; and he went off at the front door.' 'He's at the nearest vaults, I'll be bound,' said the first

speaker. 'Your money would have gone there too, if you'd been

such a fool as to lend it.' 'Catch me! I knew better what his London meant. Why, he has never

paid me off that five shillings'--and so they went on.

And now all Margaret's anxiety was for the train to come. She hid

herself once more in the ladies' waiting-room, and fancied every

noise was Leonards' step--every loud and boisterous voice was

his. But no one came near her until the train drew up; when she

was civilly helped into a carriage by a porter, into whose face

she durst not look till they were in motion, and then she saw

that it was not Leonards'.




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