'And, you see, it isn't as if we should see so very much of her. She will have her breakfast in bed, and she told me she would often go up to her room in the evening directly after dinner. I thought that very nice and considerate. She quite understands that we shouldn't like to have a third person always with us. Don't you think, Edward, that, considering everything, we ought to say we will have her?' 'Oh, I suppose so,' he groaned. 'As you say, it's a very good offer, financially, and I am afraid it would be very imprudent to refuse. But I don't like the notion, I confess.' 'I am so glad you agree with me, dear. Depend upon it, it won't be half so bad as you think. And putting our own advantage on one side, we shall really be doing poor aunt a very great kindness. Poor old dear, she cried bitterly after you were gone; she said she had made up her mind not to stay any longer in Uncle Robert's house, and she didn't know where to go, or what would become of her, if we refused to take her in. She quite broke down.' 'Well, well; we will try it for a year, anyhow. It may be as you say; we shan't find it quite so bad as it seems now. Shall we go in?' He stooped for his pipe, which lay as it had fallen, on the grass. He could not find it, and lit a wax match which showed him the pipe, and close beside it, under the seat, something that looked like a page torn from a book. He wondered what it could be, and picked it up. The gas was lit in the drawing-room, and Mrs. Darnell, who was arranging some notepaper, wished to write at once to Mrs. Nixon, cordially accepting her proposal, when she was startled by an exclamation from her husband. 'What is the matter?' she said, startled by the tone of his voice. 'You haven't hurt yourself?' 'Look at this,' he replied, handing her a small leaflet; 'I found it under the garden seat just now.' Mary glanced with bewilderment at her husband and read as follows:-- THE NEW AND CHOSEN SEED OF ABRAHAM PROPHECIES TO BE FULFILLED IN THE PRESENT YEAR 1. The Sailing of a Fleet of One hundred and Forty and Four Vessels for Tarshish and the Isles. 2. Destruction of the Power of the Dog, including all the instruments of anti-Abrahamic legislation. 3. Return of the Fleet from Tarshish, bearing with it the gold of Arabia, destined to be the Foundation of the New City of Abraham. 4. The Search for the Bride, and the bestowing of the Seals on the Seventy and Seven. 5. The Countenance of FATHER to become luminous, but with a greater glory than the face of Moses. 6. The Pope of Rome to be stoned with stones in the valley called Berek-Zittor. 7. FATHER to be acknowledged by Three Great Rulers. Two Great Rulers will deny FATHER, and will immediately perish in the Effluvia of FATHER'S Indignation. 8. Binding of the Beast with the Little Horn, and all Judges cast down.