other gentleman. "Your train doesn't go till two
o'clock. As for me, I'm very hungry! I made a very
early start, you know!" and he led his guest into the
dining-room, calling out as he did so: "It's all right,
Anna! We can wait on ourselves."

Anna went back into her kitchen. She reminded
herself that Mr. Hayley was one of those gentlemen
who give a great deal of trouble and never a tip --
unless, that is, they are absolutely forced to do so by
common custom.

In Germany a gentleman who was always lunching
and dining at a house would, by that common custom,
have been compelled to tip the servants -- not so in this
hospitable but foolish, ill-regulated England. Here
people only tip when they sleep. Anna had always
thought it an extremely unfair arrangement. Now
Major Guthrie, though he was an Englishman, had
lived enough in Germany to know what was right and
usual, and several times, in the last few years, he had
presented Anna with half a sovereign. This had naturally
made her like him more than she would otherwise
have done.

There came another ring at the door. This time it
was Miss Forsyth, and there was quite a kindly smile
on her face. "Well," she said, "well, Mrs. Bauer?"
(she had never been as familiar with Anna as were
most of Mrs. Otway's friends). "I have come to find
something for Mrs. Ot ---- I mean Mrs. Guthrie.
She has given me the key of her desk." And she went
through into the drawing-room.

Anna began moving about restlessly. Her tin trunk
was packed, and all ready to be moved to Miss For-

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