ILL-GOTTEN PLEASURE NO ENJOYMENT. 125

 To the astonishment of all present, however, Polly
answered Mrs. Leslie in a loud and scornful tone,
first staring at Adolphus and then closing her eyelids
as she withdrew her glance from him with a comical
look of disgust.
 "I don't care what I have, thank you, aunty, so
long as I don't get any of that horrid apple-pie !"
 Dr. and Mrs. Brown looked considerably mys-
tified and astonished at Polly's vehemence, whilst
a titter was heard from the boys, and even over
Mr. Gilbert's grave face a faint smile flitted for a
moment.
 And then it seemed as if that unlucky apple-pie
was disliked by every one, for the'grown people had
not partaken of it, and as Adolphus politely offered
some to each of the other boys in succession, a short
"No, thank you," was the invariable answer he
received.
 At last kind-hearted Mrs. Leslie, pitying the boy's
evident discomfiture, asked for some, and poor Adol-
phus brightened up a little.
 After dinner the boys started off with their fish-
ing-rods to try for some small trout that were to be
found in a stream near, whilst the rest of the party
went out for a row on the lake. As the boys walked
to the stream two and two, Roger Gordon and Dick
Leslie fell a little behind the other two.