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sons as he disliked. Thus it will be seen that our young man possessed a facility for the making of enemies as well as friends. Of his secret enemies the most bitter was a fellow- student, also an American, named Owen, who, possessed of barely means enough to carry him through college, and with no prospects, had, by relinquishing everything else, taken much the same stand in scholarship that Peveril had in athletics. As a consequence, each was envious of the other, for the stroke of the 'varsity eight was so little of a student that he had never more than barely scraped through with an examination in his life, and was always overwhelmed with conditions. This jealousy would not, however, have led to enmity without a further cause, which had been furnished within a year. Owen had crossed on a steamer with Mrs. Maturin Bonnifay, of New York, and her only daughter, Eose. They did London together, and never had the young American found that smoke - begrimed city so delightful. At his solicitation the Bonnifays consented to visit Oxford, and permitted him to act as their escort. In contemplating the pleasure of such a visit, Owen had lost sight of its dangers; but, alas for his happiness ! they became only too quickly apparent. The ladies must be taken to the river, of course, and there the one thing above all others to see was the 'varsity eight at practice. Of the entire crew none attracted such instant attention as the stroke- oar, and when they learned that he was an American their interest in him was doubled. Of coarse he and Mr. Owen, being compatriots in a strange land, and both having done so splendidly at the dear old university, must be friends. Oh, certainly. Then wouldn't Mr.Owen present his frieiid ? It was always so pleasant to meet the right kind of Ame...
