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DURING THE LULL.63be made for some time by George Dallas. Whenit should be made, his triumph might be secured,he might be beyond the reach of harmfrom sucha cause, safe in an elysium, with no hauntingdanger to disturb. The others concerned mightbe left to their fate — left to get out of any difficultythat might arise, as best they could. Thetime was short, but that would but inspire himwith more courage and confidence; the daring ofdesperation was a mood wliich suited StewartRouth well.Hours told in such cases.The fire and earnestnesswith which he had spoken to the beautifulwidow had evidently surprised and, hethought, touched her.If the demonstration hadnot been made in his own favour, but in thatof another,no onewould have morereadilyunderstoodthan Stewart Routh how much beauty ofform and feature counts for in the interpretationof emotion, how httle real meaning there maybe in the beam of a dark bright eye, how littlegenuine emotion in the flush of a rose-tintedcheek. But it was his own case, and preciselybecause it was, Stewart Routh interpreted every