BE AS GOOD

away, in the deep consciousness of all absence of claim to look for further

help from such a one as he.

"Was all your money in your trunk?" he asked, stopping me.

How thankful was I to be able to answer with truth— "No. I have enough

in my purse" (for I had near twenty francs) "to keep me at a quiet inn till the

day after to-morrow; but I am quite a stranger in Villette, and don't know

the streets and the inns."

"I can give you the address of such an inn as you want," said he; "and it

is not far off: with my direction you will easily find it."

He tore a leaf from his pocket-book, wrote a few words and gave it to

me. I did think him kind; and as to distrusting him, or his advice, or his ad-

dress, I should almost as soon have thought of distrusting the Bible. There

was goodness in his countenance, and honour in his bright eyes.