Poor Jock smiled pitifully in his effort to appear unconcerned.

And then I saw that it was only poor Jock.

But what can be done for Jock?-poorJock who thinks he needs me most.

Well, I had to bury poor Jock all alone.

But poor Jock was not to have his own easy planning of the new situation in all directions.

I recognised the Scollay family, Peter elder, Peter younger, Mrs. Scollay, the two rosy daughters, and even poor Jock.

"Can't you give poor Jock a kinder greeting?"

" Poor Jock!" said Bobus; "sixpence a day, and no expectations, would have been better pasture for his brains."

"You little ass," said poor Jock, in the petulant inconsistency of his distress; "it is not come to that yet."

"They've been the best of my life," said poor Jock, but he stood up, shook himself, and said, "A nice way this of helping you!