"Perhaps Molly might have another bit left," she said, only thinking of the triumph of carrying home the means of repairing the deficiency by her own unassisted sagacity. "I will ask her, miss. I am sure I never thought Dan would go for to do such a thing," mourned Judith, though, even as she spoke, there came back on her recollections of times when she had tried to be blind and deaf. "But if Mrs Carbonel would let me pay for it, miss, I should be easier in my mind. I have a shilling, though no doubt that is not the worth of it." And she began feeling for a little box under her pillow, never mentioning that she had already paid Dan a shilling for it. "No, no; nonsense, Judith! Of course my sister would not take it for the world; but if any one could find another bit, just to patch up the part above the book-case, it would be nice." "I will do what in me lays, Miss Sophy," answered Judith. So Sophy took her leave and trotted home, very proud of her discovery, which she communicated in an eager voice as the phaeton drew up at the front door. "Oh, Edmund, I have found the rest of the drawing-room paper!" "Hush! not so loud, my dear," said Dora, getting out of the back seat, and Edmund, being busy in telling the groom to attend to something in the harness, did not heed at first. "Did you know, Dora?" asked Sophy, in a lower voice, being struck by something in her repressive manner. "Yes; but I did not tell, because Edmund was so much vexed, and it was of no use now." Dora really hoped no one had heard, as Mary was busy with her parcels, and she was too fond of Judith not to wish to shield her family; but it was too late. The captain came in with, "What's this about the drawing-room paper?" Sophy was delighted to pour out the history of her discovery, and tell how it appeared on the screen that sheltered poor Judith Grey. "Exactly as I supposed," said Captain Carbonel. "I always believed that fellow was a thief." "But it is not poor Judith's fault," exclaimed the sisters, with one voice. "She knew nothing about it. She wanted to pay the shilling for it," said Sophia. The captain laughed a little. "And she is going to search for a bit to go up there!" continued the girl more vehemently; and he laughed again. "Yes," said Mary, "if you only saw something of her, you would be convinced that her whole character is very different from that of the rest of the family." "Don't you be taken in by plausibility," said the captain. "I know that fellow Dan is a thief. I meant to tell his relation, George, that I won't allow him to be employed on the new schoolroom. I shall do so now." "Would it not be better to forget what happened so long ago?" Mary ventured to say. "And suppose Judith restores it," added Sophia. "Pshaw!" said the captain; but Mary followed him to the study, and what she did with him there her sisters did not know, but it resulted in his allowing that Dan might have another trial, with a sharp eye over him.