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sonal as well as a professional regard for all in Harris's household, called out to me, with some concern, "You had better get out of the way, Sir." I looked round, and saw Mark on horseback, galloping towards me. He seemed bent at once upon striking me with the butt end of a large whip that he usually brandished, and upon riding me down; at the same time shouting forth horrible imprecations and terms of abuse. For an instant I stood still in sheer amazement; but I was about to step aside, when his aspect changed-both his arms were flourished violently in the air-then, as they dropped he fell forwards upon his horse's neck, and so tumbled heavily from his saddle to the ground. Conway and many others, immediately ran up to help him, and in a few seconds he was lying upon a sofa in Mr. Monck's surgery. He seemed to be dead or dying. I sent a messenger to fetch Harris, as the most proper person I could think of, to look after his client's mortal affairs. The lawyer came without delay-looking in some alarm. I took his hand, eagerly, in both mine, and shaking it cordially, to re-assure him, I said, "My dear friend, I have no time to say anything now, except that I am afraid the miserable Mark is dying; and I would not leave him to expire among utter strangers." Returning my grasp, Harris went towards the group, around the dead man-for such Mr. Monck now pronounced him to be-while I went, at the father's request, to re-assure Susan; lest, hearing of the hasty sum

mons, she should suspect some mischance. I saw from her manner, that she had not even known of her father's having been sent for; but that she was thinking only of what had passed before I went out. I was not long in explaining to her all that perplexed her-in re-assuring her on the subject of my respect and regard for her father, and in directing her looks to the future.

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The death of Mark removed all difficulty from the case; for, without any exposure" of Harris's share in the matter-and I was now only anxious to hush it up-I succeeded Mark as heir to the estate, of which Susan became, in due time, the mistress; Lane and Ellen, the visitors; while my mother, henceforward, divided her time between Lynford and Applefield. She would have forgiven anybody, at all times, but Susan soon made her love Harris like a relation; and as for him, his heart seemed to expand, and take us all in: for his every thought became devoted to doing all he could to please and serve us all-especially my mother, whom he treated with the most affectionate respect.

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THE term metope is derived from the Greek μεтoπη; μeтa, with, near, or by, and on, an aperture or hollow; and is applied in architecture to the space between the triglyphs, or ornamented portions of the frieze in the Doric order, alternating at equal spaces. In the Parthenon these spaces were filled with sculp

ture, and the term is now usually applied to those compositions.

The metopes were originally ninety-two in number, fourteen on each front, and thirty-two on each side. Those in the east front appear to have referred to the actions of Minerva, and the chief Athenian heroes, the designs being still discernible, though all were so much mutilated that none were removed by Lord Elgin. In the west front the subjects were alternately a horseman with a prostrate pedestrian, and two combatants on foot, supposed to refer to the battle of Marathon.

The subjects on the south side towards each end refer to the contest between the Athenians and Centaurs. The nine central ones represent miscellaneous subjects.

Twenty on the north side were destroyed during the siege by the Venetians, by an explosion, the Parthenon being then used as a powder magazine. Two are quite obliterated, and, of the ten others, one only, that at the western angle, is well preserved. It contains two draped female figures, one seated on a rock, the other standing before her, with her left arm extended, over which is thrown a large veil, which floats gracefully behind her, and is gently drawn to the right side the right arm has perished, and, unfortunately, both heads are wanting.

Sixteen metopes are in the British Museum, all of which are original except No. 9, that being a cast from the original in the possession of the French Government.

Casts from three metopes, including the one above described (from which our engraving is taken), together with some additional portions of the frieze, a most beautiful female head, and various architectural details, have lately been received from Athens, where they have been moulded for the King of the French. Some of these may now be seen in the Elgin saloon.

The metopes being placed in the open light, are all executed in very high relief, in order to obtain sufficient breadth of shadow to render them conspicuous and intelligible at the points from whence they were to be viewed. The actions of the figures were also so arranged as to prevent any cross shadows from the figures themselves, thus preserving the light as unbroken as possible upon the surface of the group.

It is said to be under consideration whether a triglyph may not be placed between each metope, so as to attempt the partial realization of their effect, as originally placed; but it is much to be doubted whether this plan will be advisable, for, if they are left at their present altitude, the architectural portions will preponderate, so as to render the whole heavy and cumbrous, whereas, if raised, the details of the groups will be lost, and this ought, certainly, to be considered of far greater consequence than an attempt to produce an effect which must still be very imperfect, and for which so much must be sacrificed.

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