Sylvie and Bruno . y man may surely claim his dues : But, when theres money to be lent,A man must be allozued to choose Such times as are convenient! XI] PETER AND PAUL. 153 It chanced one day, as Peter sat Gnawing a crust—Jiis nsiial meal—Paul bustled in to have a chat, And grasped Jiis Jiand zoith friendly :jeal. / knew, said he, your frugal ways .- So, that I might not tvound your prideBy bringing strangers in to gaze, Ive left my legal friend outside I You well remember, I am sure. When first your zvealth began to go,And people sneered at one so poor, I never 2ised my Peter so !An
Sylvie and Bruno . y man may surely claim his dues : But, when theres money to be lent,A man must be allozued to choose Such times as are convenient! XI] PETER AND PAUL. 153 It chanced one day, as Peter sat Gnawing a crust—Jiis nsiial meal—Paul bustled in to have a chat, And grasped Jiis Jiand zoith friendly :jeal. / knew, said he, your frugal ways .- So, that I might not tvound your prideBy bringing strangers in to gaze, Ive left my legal friend outside I You well remember, I am sure. When first your zvealth began to go,And people sneered at one so poor, I never 2ised my Peter so !And when yottd lost your little all, A nd found yourself a thing despised,I need not ask you to recall How tenderly I sympathised l * Then the advice Ive poured on you. So fdl of zvisdom and of zvit .•All given gratis, though tis true I migJit have faiily charged for it!But I refrain from mentioning Full many a deed I might relate—For boasting is a kind of thing That I particularly hate. 154 SYLVIE AND Hoiv vast tJie total S7iin appearsOf all the kindnesses Ive done, From Childhoods half-forgotten yearsDown to that Loan of April One ! That Fifty Pounds I You little guessedHow deep it drained my slender store: P xi] PETER AND PAUL. 155 Brit tJieres a heart within this breast. And I WILL LEND YOU FIFTY MORE! Not so, luas Peter s mild reply, His cheeks all ivet with grateful tears No man recalls, so ivell as I, Your services in bygone years :And this neiv offer, I admit. Is very very kindly meant—Still, to avail myself of it Would not be quite convenient! Youll see in a moment what the differenceis between convenient and quite understand it now, dont you ? headded, looking kindly at Bruno, who was sit-ting, at Sylvies side, on the floor. Yes, said Bruno, very quietly. Such ashort speech was very unusual, for him : butjust then he seemed, I fancied, a little ex-hausted. In fact, he climbed up into Sylvieslap as he spoke, and rested his head againsth
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