And now Louis Moore addressed his pupil in French, and she answered at first with laughing hesitation and in broken phrase. Moore encouraged while he corrected her. Henry joined in the lesson; the two scholars stood opposite the master, their arms round each other's waists. Tartar, who long since had craved and obtained admission, sat sagely in the centre of the rug, staring at the blaze which burst fitful from morsels of coal among the red cinders. The group were happy enough, but--
"Pleasures are like poppies spread; You seize the flower--its bloom is shed."
The dull, rumbling sound of wheels was heard on the pavement in the yard.
"It is the carriage returned," said Shirley; "and dinner must be just ready, and I am not dressed."
A servant came in with Mr. Moore's candle and tea; for the tutor and his pupil usually dined at luncheon time.
"Mr. Sympson and the ladies are returned," she said, "and Sir Philip Nunnely is with them."

And now Louis Moore addressed his pupil in French, and she answered at first with laughing hesitation and in broken phrase. Moore encouraged and corrected her. Henry joined in the lesson, his arm round Shirley's waist. The group was happy, until the dull, rumbling sound of wheels was heard outside in the yard.
"It is the carriage," said Shirley; "and I am not dressed for dinner."
A servant came in with Mr. Moore's candle and tea. "Mr. Sympson and the ladies are returned," she said, "and Sir Philip Nunnely is with them."
