Leonard's quick, furtive glance at Ethel was as if he suspected her
of having been barely prevented from torturing him.

'Oh, it was not her doing,' said Aubrey, 'it was I! I thought Tom
would find me gone back; and, you know, we must keep up together,
Leonard, and be entered at St. John's at the same time.'

For Aubrey devoutly believed in Tom's college at Cambridge, which had
recovered all Dr. May's allegiance.

The extra brightness was not of long duration. It was a very hot
day, such as exactly suited the salamander nature of Dr. Spencer; but
the carriage became like an oven. Aubrey curled himself up in a
corner and went to sleep, but Leonard's look of oppressed resignation
grieved Ethel, and the blue blinds made him look so livid, that she
was always fancying him fainting, and then his shyness was dreadful--
it was impossible to elicit from him anything but 'No, thank you.'

He did nearly faint when they left the train; and while Aubrey was
eagerly devouring the produce of the refreshment room, had to lie on
a bench under Dr. Spencer's charge, for Ethel's approach only brought
on a dangerous spasm of politeness. How she should get on with him
for a month, passed her imagination.

There was a fresher breeze when they drove out of the station, up a
Dorset ridge of hill, steep, high, terraced and bleak; but it was
slow climbing up, and every one was baked and wearied before the
summit was gained, and the descent commenced. Even then, Ethel,
sitting backwards, could only see height develop above height, all
green, and scattered with sheep, or here and there an unfenced