My Lord The King;

order to raise his income to his former salary ; and , accordingly , his name was duly transcribed on the orthodox stamped paper , as the transferee of one hundred and fifty shares , , bought of one John Bond , unknown ; which shares were selling in the market at 22 | , and only £ 15 paid up .

If all the world was running after them , why should not Mr . Mauleverer 1—and that gentleman was quite satisfied at having placed his daughter ' s £ 2 , 000 and his own £ 1 , 400 to so great an advantage . But more of this anon .

As the " Gipsy King " slowly steamed out of the harbour , and away into the German Ocean , the two gentlemen made the acquaintance of the captain , a nice fellow who had been out in Spain with the British contingent , and who was never tired of

telling how he got knighted there , and he proceeded to initiate them into some of the lesser mysteries of nautical life , much to their satisfaction . Then they watched the land slowly recede and disappear in the darkness , as the vessel plunged its way through the still waters , leaving a track of living light in the lovely phosphorescent glow which plays upon the surface of the

sea in the quiet autumn nights , and retired at length to their berths , mutually pleased with each other ' s society . Harry was up early , and having made friends with the steward , that functionary with the assistance of one of the crew , gave

him a morning bath--in the shape of half-adozen buckets of water fresh from the briny deep , neatly delivered in the manner of shower baths , but with ivhat the philosophers would call cumulative force , set that young man up for the day . Mr . Johnson

was said to have regretted his kindness , as he afterwards complained to the captain , confidentially , of the tremendous appetite of the young gentleman after performing his novel ablutions ; and the captain , who presided , of course , at the mess , fully

corroborated the views of his satellite as to the voracity of our hero . At the breakfast'table , Harry met Miss Mauleverer , and was at once struck with the ethereal character of her beauty , and oy the quiet repose of manner and perfect

self-possession she displayed . There was an undefined something , a kind of fascination which he felt in her presence , which made him gaze and gaze again in silent

admiration on his fair enslaver , and certainly added fuel to the kindling flame . If she was conscious of the profound impression she had made , she took care not to show it ; but Mr . Mauleverer having introduced the young peojile in due form ( he was a gentleman of the old school )

easily led the conversation into subjects of general interest , and at once convinced her rapt listener that whilst there was beauty there was also intellect allied to it in the interesting girl who could converse so readily and well with onewhobut

, , yesterday , was a total stranger to her . Thirty or forty hours on a steamboat in lovely weather , with only one or two other passengers on board , tend to make friendships which a year of more casual

acquaintance would fail to ripen into the deeper feeling indicated by the word . At least our friends found it so . After breakfasttherewasnothingtodobutsitabout on the deck , watching the land gradually ajipear and disappear as they passed down the coast towards Flamborough Headand

, thence nearly to the Yarmouth Roads , before finally leaving the English shores to pilot , their way into the Netherlands . A clay of cloudless splendour— scarcely a breeze stirring—the sea as calm as if it were only a great lake o ' er which storms

never swept . The sea-gulls flying by on drowsy wing , a score or two of sailingvessels with every stitch set , going by so slowly in the distance that one fancied they must be becalmed ; scarcely a sound but the thunderine- reiteration of the screw

restlessly ploughing its way through the yeasty foam created by the rapid progress of the vessel . So they pass the Outer Dowsing light , and now they are speeding their way over towards the low-lying shores of Holland and Belgium .

One meal follows another in quick succession , and the fresh , balmy , pure seabreeze seemed to put new life into the whole party , and sharpen the appetite to that extent that charming Maid Marian merrily apologises for the hearty dinner

and tea she makes ; but , as the gentlemen plead likewise to the impeachment , they mutually absolve each other , and hourly become more friendly and intimate . As the sun sets , Harry goes below for Miss Mauleverer ' s shawl , and so they sit