Summary of your 'study carrel' ============================== This is a summary of your Distant Reader 'study carrel'. The Distant Reader harvested & cached your content into a collection/corpus. It then applied sets of natural language processing and text mining against the collection. The results of this process was reduced to a database file -- a 'study carrel'. The study carrel can then be queried, thus bringing light specific characteristics for your collection. These characteristics can help you summarize the collection as well as enumerate things you might want to investigate more closely. This report is a terse narrative report, and when processing is complete you will be linked to a more complete narrative report. Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 381 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 66705 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 88 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 192 Mr. 189 Mrs. 158 Miss 95 look 76 good 72 man 66 God 65 London 62 like 54 Lady 46 New 38 Lord 37 little 37 York 35 love 35 Paris 34 John 31 Madame 30 Jack 30 George 30 Aunt 26 come 26 Sir 25 Mary 24 time 22 life 22 Captain 21 CHAPTER 20 woman 20 think 19 England 18 Jim 17 Street 16 Dr. 15 St. 15 Dick 14 chapter 14 Jane 14 Harry 13 Tom 13 Princess 13 Monsieur 13 Colonel 12 thing 12 illustration 12 eye 12 dear 12 day 12 Mrs 12 Kitty Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 65635 man 43195 time 38653 thing 37761 eye 37516 day 36229 hand 32519 woman 30417 way 29390 life 28452 face 27264 room 23416 girl 23408 nothing 22276 moment 21974 night 20192 word 19794 something 19729 house 18836 head 18808 one 18661 door 18126 heart 17252 love 17138 voice 16770 year 16345 people 16098 friend 15905 mother 15857 world 15292 place 15248 mind 15236 anything 14885 child 13003 arm 12828 hour 12301 father 11742 thought 11467 morning 11413 side 11391 wife 10495 letter 10310 name 10238 light 10199 course 9533 foot 9448 work 9394 everything 9374 end 9188 table 9165 window Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 95214 _ 26613 Mr. 26294 Mrs. 17451 Miss 7541 Lady 6904 God 6784 George 5153 London 5018 Jack 4824 Lord 4486 Sir 4340 Mary 4163 Madame 3983 John 3958 Jane 3677 Harry 3514 Helen 3479 New 3441 Sylvia 3326 Captain 3272 Paris 3114 Dick 3017 Aunt 2930 Nick 2925 CHAPTER 2870 Philip 2760 Susan 2728 England 2692 Rose 2671 York 2574 Marion 2564 Joan 2559 Edith 2541 Pauline 2488 Laura 2457 Mrs 2333 Richard 2285 St. 2221 Jenny 2181 de 2166 Street 2166 Judith 2154 Arthur 2088 Jim 2030 Tom 2015 Maurice 2000 Stephen 1998 Hilda 1997 Dr. 1900 Anne Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 469526 i 403360 he 340685 you 338250 she 336212 it 144433 him 128728 her 117444 me 86800 they 57899 we 51690 them 25107 himself 21461 herself 19018 us 11428 myself 6777 one 6062 yourself 5194 itself 4648 themselves 2353 mine 2089 ''em 2087 hers 1949 his 1918 yours 1639 ''s 1226 ourselves 874 thee 344 em 331 theirs 310 ours 303 ye 271 oneself 205 i''m 181 you''re 113 yo 110 you''ll 103 eva 76 d''you 63 thyself 44 yourselves 43 ian 41 you''ve 41 hisself 31 ha 30 yerself 26 ay 24 meself 23 she''ll 19 imself 19 ha''e Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 977197 be 436692 have 198451 do 151474 say 100190 go 83252 know 79237 come 76653 see 67203 think 62290 make 54902 look 49092 take 43654 get 43226 tell 36307 give 32541 ask 31709 feel 31414 seem 30871 want 29149 find 25094 leave 23208 turn 22208 hear 21426 speak 21316 stand 20302 let 19559 put 19277 sit 18322 mean 17428 keep 17359 begin 17057 like 16624 love 16068 call 15946 try 15343 talk 15233 bring 13760 believe 13605 answer 13436 meet 13267 hold 13109 live 12324 wait 12221 laugh 12143 understand 11868 pass 11671 become 11317 suppose 11292 fall 11250 marry Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 305308 not 84661 so 56823 up 55373 then 52044 now 48463 more 47543 little 46743 very 45122 out 42180 only 38206 good 38052 never 33666 well 30364 back 30179 again 30062 too 29551 down 29443 much 29191 other 28768 long 28191 as 27929 old 27804 here 26952 just 26035 away 25988 there 25167 even 24747 own 23595 first 22846 great 21884 all 21721 still 20487 on 20474 last 19729 young 19574 always 18215 ever 17223 once 16086 in 15996 most 15068 quite 14654 off 14378 perhaps 14332 almost 14160 enough 13909 rather 13712 right 13409 really 13320 yet 12755 such Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7401 good 6820 least 4058 most 1663 bad 1273 great 1036 slight 683 high 619 dear 599 near 551 Most 503 late 394 fine 373 small 306 faint 292 happy 276 deep 265 strong 252 early 250 old 229 young 227 big 226 low 209 large 204 eld 175 hard 172 simple 172 lovely 160 j 153 sweet 134 wise 134 nice 126 easy 125 rich 122 noble 120 long 118 strange 110 pure 109 bright 107 full 96 handsome 93 mere 91 farth 91 fair 87 dark 87 bitter 84 wild 84 keen 83 true 83 close 78 manif Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11938 most 974 well 957 least 49 worst 34 hard 16 near 15 lest 12 soon 9 long 9 highest 4 tempest 4 surest 4 jest 4 fast 3 youngest 3 writhe 3 shortest 3 brightest 2 wisest 2 strangest 2 sayest 2 latest 2 happiest 2 goethe 2 finest 2 eldest 2 clearest 1 ¦ 1 years,--first 1 wishest 1 widest 1 warmest 1 wall,--most 1 ugliest 1 topmost 1 tone--_qu''est 1 sunniest 1 stoutest 1 sternpost 1 smoothest 1 smartest 1 sharpest 1 schmalz 1 safest 1 quick 1 plainest 1 persecutest 1 oldest 1 merest 1 meanest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 www.gutenberg.net 8 www.gutenberg.org 7 www.archive.org 7 archive.org 6 books.google.com 4 www.freeliterature.org 4 www.classiccat.net 2 www.pgdpcanada.net 2 www.jmc.co.il 2 www.girlebooks.com 2 www.gardnermuseum.org 2 digital.library.villanova.edu 1 www.pgdp.net 1 www.google.com 1 www.2cyberwhelm.org 1 dp.rastko.net 1 catalog.hathitrust.org 1 books.google.com.sb Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 4 http://www.freeliterature.org 4 http://www.classiccat.net 2 http://www.pgdpcanada.net 2 http://www.jmc.co.il/ 2 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1508 2 http://www.girlebooks.com 2 http://www.gardnermuseum.org/music/listen 2 http://www.archive.org 2 http://digital.library.villanova.edu/) 2 http://archive.org 1 http://www.pgdp.net 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45623/45623-h/45623-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45623/45623-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36551/36551-h/36551-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36551/36551-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33117/33117-h/33117-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33117/33117-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/5/9/7/25971/25971-h/25971-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/5/9/7/25971/25971-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/5/9/2/25922/25922-h/25922-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/5/9/2/25922/25922-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/1/9/9/21998/21998-h/21998-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/1/9/9/21998/21998-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/1/1/2/21127/21127-h/21127-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/1/1/2/21127/21127-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/1/1/1/21116/21116-h/21116-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/1/1/1/21116/21116-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/1/5/20157/20157-h/20157-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/1/5/20157/20157-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/9/4/1/19412/19412-h/19412-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/9/4/1/19412/19412-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/7/5/18756/18756-h/18756-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/7/5/18756/18756-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/4/7/18470/18470-h/18470-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/4/7/18470/18470-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/4/3/18430/18430-h/18430-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/4/3/18430/18430-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/2/1/18219/18219-h/18219-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/2/1/18219/18219-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/7/3/9/17391/17391-h/17391-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/7/3/9/17391/17391-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/5/3/8/15384/15384-h/15384-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/5/3/8/15384/15384-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/3/3/12334/12334-h/12334-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/3/3/12334/12334-h.zip 1 http://www.google.com/books?id=zcgsAAAAMAAJ 1 http://www.archive.org/details/starvecrowfarm00weymiala 1 http://www.archive.org/details/judithtrachtenb00lewigoog 1 http://www.archive.org/details/janeoglander00lown 1 http://www.archive.org/details/beautifulmissbro00zangiala Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- 2 ccx074@coventry.ac.uk 1 ccx074@pglaf.org Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 809 _ is _ 510 _ was _ 425 _ are _ 405 _ do _ 331 _ do n''t 285 _ did _ 270 _ had _ 268 _ have _ 214 _ am _ 179 _ know _ 129 _ want _ 128 one does n''t 104 one does not 94 _ did n''t 91 _ does _ 91 _ has _ 91 _ were _ 80 people do n''t 77 _ is n''t 68 _ knew _ 68 face was very 65 face was pale 62 _ think _ 62 one had ever 60 voice was very 59 door was open 59 man was not 57 face was white 57 something was wrong 55 men do n''t 54 eyes were full 53 time went on 51 _ be _ 49 heart went out 46 eyes did not 46 voice was low 45 eyes were bright 43 man does not 43 women do n''t 41 _ got _ 40 face was as 39 days went by 39 heart was not 39 man did not 39 man does n''t 39 one is not 38 eyes were wide 38 men are so 38 nothing is more 37 one did not Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 voice was no longer 7 eyes were no longer 7 man has no right 5 girl made no answer 5 life was no longer 5 things are not so 5 time had not yet 5 time is not yet 5 time was not yet 4 face was no longer 4 heart was not quite 4 life was not so 4 men are not so 3 man has no business 3 man is no longer 3 man was no longer 3 man was not only 3 man was not so 3 men tell no tales 3 men were not so 3 one has no right 3 one is not sure 3 people are not so 3 things were not quite 3 things were not so 3 voice was not quite 3 words had no meaning 2 _ ''s no good 2 _ do not _ 2 day was not yesterday 2 days were not long 2 eyes were not large 2 eyes were not quite 2 face gave no sign 2 face was not so 2 girl had not even 2 girl made no reply 2 hand was no longer 2 hand was not so 2 hand was not there 2 heart is not mine 2 heart was no longer 2 heart was not dead 2 heart was not so 2 house was no longer 2 house was not so 2 life is not long 2 life is not worth 2 life seemed no longer 2 love is not eternal Sizes of items; "Measures in words, how big is each item?" ---------------------------------------------------------- 243685 14597 220762 20085 211909 15384 196328 4537 191621 43358 188045 9475 177870 19108 170676 4687 166939 40385 166218 31372 163585 45682 163433 46046 162502 56980 160003 25971 156650 14571 154853 38311 152332 3746 149811 43106 147585 9799 147486 20157 145918 40631 145405 44210 144574 56577 140437 22004 135152 14957 131381 36355 130313 15654 129680 46096 129414 54931 128337 19742 128214 33012 126630 7968 126479 19412 126282 38796 125001 13813 124870 29581 123282 16447 122516 39138 121406 43083 121056 43703 120539 18385 120117 16925 120102 33733 116771 2452 115908 33206 115797 14487 115641 11016 115337 31399 115070 33964 113392 31489 113140 14656 112089 57427 111136 8642 110187 6056 109508 33928 109478 37463 109476 10658 109071 25922 107628 45719 107389 12516 106466 42600 106357 42428 106211 38635 105889 48642 105560 18886 105489 20815 104671 28461 104441 21219 103850 41182 102767 44982 102646 40797 101977 430 101795 52019 101158 457 100858 42599 100564 11876 100503 7789 99957 18876 98618 37954 98167 13191 98057 433 96956 19752 96844 18225 96812 54926 96421 15570 96311 9385 96049 3621 95961 43157 95681 36079 95527 55816 95495 27342 95410 38703 95175 14489 94980 28590 94977 48937 94964 19304 93290 41801 93219 36237 93139 11584 92590 35607 92372 18847 91326 5006 91040 18470 90365 43423 90297 45842 90161 32988 89221 9081 88459 41890 87367 43005 87268 43827 87220 46517 86652 30970 86182 29041 86097 40734 85958 1941 85890 37948 85802 57139 85530 45623 84857 44486 84795 26519 84542 36914 84445 37584 84333 7055 83580 34065 83500 34919 83244 59716 82814 27661 82773 62478 82753 40937 82593 17697 82580 18219 82167 37261 82116 42012 81805 39453 81683 10066 81470 35723 81213 10519 81068 36881 80731 21998 80539 4961 80211 27198 80015 34366 79573 9749 79216 478 78963 6065 78810 32939 78614 27461 77818 16096 77081 40793 76762 40795 76068 56753 75829 5401 75415 29748 74819 37236 73825 18756 73645 33117 73011 37243 72803 10410 72580 40583 72360 63238 72211 56161 71518 12348 71340 16804 71167 41092 70708 41354 70312 9374 70296 21116 70193 3328 70141 20717 70111 39922 69339 4534 69181 37185 69083 11624 68972 15588 68682 330 68301 42109 68116 57319 67307 20383 67113 56077 66831 11640 66760 41107 66276 41010 65830 43837 65793 29500 65498 11325 65026 22292 64996 59798 64939 26596 64846 33187 64739 56961 64687 25866 64368 4535 64172 43471 63724 3609 62847 11360 62775 4536 62685 36551 62665 468 61885 33028 60935 39324 60116 36503 60111 9955 59945 9851 59941 39383 59706 37549 59424 45687 58512 9786 58390 14409 58136 33528 57901 26593 57787 4631 57312 36919 57169 43152 57164 35618 56952 17545 56696 36937 56249 39781 55833 52447 55382 15177 54122 10021 54088 28443 53585 401 52919 52247 52844 25867 52604 14863 52520 12334 52300 461 52208 3733 50224 40064 49360 10942 48831 2193 48363 31416 48169 11733 47969 42702 47860 58305 47783 60811 46861 13292 44930 12833 44554 43153 44027 9168 43343 9164 42783 25989 42469 48990 42213 10780 42136 9166 41911 33207 40941 44266 40531 13050 40189 43911 40109 20443 40107 9167 39693 47501 39457 11153 39428 18430 39285 11063 39110 42194 38382 15180 37799 43469 37720 10548 37524 9165 37502 18927 36853 42597 35977 42703 35653 42596 35421 42595 34315 44590 34303 34860 34278 17391 32750 16150 31571 53711 31418 431 31172 428 31072 4093 30356 25947 30316 37189 29538 40408 29320 12269 29122 3418 28862 4009 28675 48474 28560 21127 28498 42233 28403 49330 27823 37965 27462 50097 27244 15492 27184 2542 27090 2765 26523 46195 26507 18665 26461 15357 26270 39847 25832 5071 25086 32996 24847 43159 24540 33259 24001 6563 23829 34404 23802 59535 23470 59990 23432 63125 23410 4023 22268 31542 22039 27894 21625 47379 21341 46185 20816 46298 20007 40839 19735 1195 19639 7607 19119 1093 18552 62996 18203 40455 16685 42400 16562 50988 16518 61810 15743 1050 15736 8081 15308 31700 14872 30630 14799 37169 14406 7606 13906 31897 13782 51824 12724 31327 11967 51210 11473 32514 10936 2365 10816 63393 10603 37653 9643 63309 9596 32833 9546 50905 9528 50969 8992 60837 8885 60020 8259 37360 8234 63604 8214 32906 8085 51115 8033 61826 7942 15192 7911 32760 7710 51736 7345 61055 7225 59255 7223 51194 7075 51053 6472 63605 6346 32078 5481 61895 5138 63683 5040 61053 5021 30884 4946 60799 4756 63419 4697 58725 4351 51478 4173 49762 4032 61048 3975 58730 3868 51571 3434 51047 3280 59285 3172 61397 2969 32229 2909 62096 2634 33919 2056 63530 223 51563 40 1107 40 1772 24603 23996 2364 25158 3921 3920 3919 2245 25702 Readability of items; 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"In a narrative form, how can each item be abstracted?" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10021 ''I think we''d better tell them what _has_ happened,'' said Edith; ''it ''You''re looking through it the wrong side, dear,'' said Edith. ''Edith,'' said Bruce solemnly, as they drove away, ''I''ve made a friend ''I don''t like to have many things in a room,'' said Edith, holding out ''No; I don''t think you would at all,'' said Edith, looking him straight ''Mrs Ottley,'' said Miss Townsend,'' do you mind looking at this essay of ''My dear Edith,'' said Bruce, ''you''re over-anxious; I shall do nothing was good-looking, but not, Edith thought, as handsome as Aylmer. Lady Everard told Edith that she felt quite like a sort of mother to ''It looks like a jury,'' said Edith. Miss Townsend said she would do whatever Edith liked. ''Edith,'' he said,'' have you asked Aylmer to come and stay with us at ''Edith, do you think if Bruce knew--how much you liked Aylmer--he would 10066 The red head of Donnegan moved, and Lefty Joe knew that the younger man "Donnegan," said the colonel, "I shall talk no more nonsense to you. "She''s in The Corner," said Donnegan, and he dwelt upon the face of Jack He strode to Nelly Lebrun and bent over her; Donnegan saw her eyes flash As for Donnegan, he saw a man whom Landis had summoned to take his place It stopped Donnegan like a blow in the face and turned his heart to under Landis'' nose and make him mark time, Donnegan went into Lebrun''s "I knew you when I laid eyes on you for the first time," said Donnegan. "Compared with Lord Nick, Donnegan," he said, "you don''t look half a made Donnegan lift his head at length, and know that Lord Nick had come. "You''ve left out the name of Lord Nick," said Donnegan. 10410 I don''t know if Ivor Dundas is the handsomest man I ever saw, but he "Better lock the door, if you please, Dundas," said a voice, which gave "Tell me what I am to do," said Ivor, evidently moved by the Foreign to think, when she came to my room, that I''d been there a long time. to-night--oh, when he said the usual things, about never having cared you told me you couldn''t come to the Duchess''s," said Di, looking like a Maxine''s eyes made her beautiful face look like a death-mask in the "Ivor, you can''t know what you are talking about," she said, in a said he would come again, but another, the man behind the window would "It doesn''t look much like a thing that a man would carry about with "I think the only thing for us to do," I said, "is to tell what we know, 1050 shewn that Shakespear''s sonnets exasperated Mary Fitton into dyeing Shakespear, and the Dark Lady, and Swift, and Koheleth, and the reason for this is that Mr Harris wrote a play about Shakespear and book on Shakespear gave me great delight. On the vexed question of Shakespear''s social standing Mr Harris says man of family (I am convinced that Shakespear took that view of possible effect in making Shakespear think that his public would stand Shakespear''s passion for the Dark Lady "cankered and took on proud Wilde, like Richard and Shakespear, found in himself no pity Mr Harris writes as if Shakespear did all the The one thing Shakespear''s passion for the Dark Lady was not, That the Dark Lady broke Shakespear''s heart, as Mr Harris will have it Mr Harris''s own play Shakespear is presented with the most pathetic Now who can think of Shakespear as a man with a 10519 the old Jacobs house had come into Stephen White''s hands, and he was now "I do believe you''ll paper the pigsty next, mother," said Mercy one day: "What a kind-spoken young man he is, to be sure, Mercy!" said Mrs. Carr. "Yes, mother, he was very kind," said Mercy; "but I don''t think we shall "O mother!" exclaimed Mercy, "I think I must be just like father. Mercy said nothing to her mother of Mrs. White''s rudeness. "No danger, mother dear, of your ever being like Mrs. White," said Mercy, When Mercy and her mother drove up to the house, Stephen was standing at "Well, you know best, Mercy," said Mrs. Carr, a little sadly; "but I can''t "I don''t suppose a man would ever think of such things," thought Mercy. "Please look up at me, Mercy," said Stephen. "But then it is every day, Stephen,--think of that," Mercy would reply, 10548 Dorothea Westcote was now thirtyseven, or five years younger than Narcissus, whose mother had died soon "I have a guess," said the old General, "that Miss Westcote and I are Dorothea looked up sharply now, even anxiously; but her brother took Endymion Westcote meanwhile had picked up a small book which lay face "Come to breakfast, dear," said Dorothea, busy with the tea-urn. "My dear Dorothea," Endymion slipped his hands beneath his coat-tails Raoul," said Dorothea, stepping past her guest and leading Dorothea''s eyes were wet when, a moment later, Narcissus came bustling Raoul''s look implored Dorothea not to explain. Dorothea heard Polly''s gasp: it seemed to her that all the room must An hour later Dorothea said goodnight to her brother in the great hall. Admit that she, Dorothea Westcote, had loved a French prisoner almost Dorothea had heard the same story from the General and from Raoul. 10658 "Not Miss Gailey?" said Hilda, who began faintly to recall a forgotten "And so you''re thinking of going to London, Miss Gailey?" said Hilda, "Yes," said Sarah, turning to Hilda once more, "that''s just what Mr. Cannon says. "Hilda, do turn down that there gas a bit," said Mrs. Lessways sharply After lunch Sarah Gailey left Hilda and Mr. Cannon in ''the little room'' drawing-room of Lane End House when Hilda and Janet arrived. "You know you do, Hilda!" said Janet. For a fraction of a second, Hilda dreamt of the stage, and then Mrs. Orgreave said softly, like a mother: As Hilda looked at Sarah Gailey''s bowed head, but little greyed, beneath "Wait a moment," George Cannon said to him, and murmured to Sarah: "This of Sarah and Hilda, but with whom George Cannon must have had many Gailey," said Hilda, and shut the door upon Florrie in her new home. 10780 "Miss Phebe, is it possible you are severe on poor Mrs. Upjohn?" "Phebe''s really a very good girl in her way though," remarked Mrs. Hardcastle, indulgently, from her easy chair. Phebe secretly thought Mrs. Hardcastle ought to know. "Do you know, Mr. Halloway," Phebe said to him one day, "I think it does "Mrs. Whittridge," said Phebe, suddenly, "do you think it is possible to Miss Phebe so long and need ask who Gerald is? Gerald, my dear sister, is Miss Phebe''s idol; stay here," said Phebe turning her distressed face to Halloway, who had A loving look came into Phebe''s eyes, as she glanced down at Gerald. "Now, my dear," said Mrs. Hardcastle, rustling into Phebe''s room, "I "Miss Phebe!" he said, taking both her hands in his. And then Halloway dropped Phebe''s hands, and turning to Gerald, held out "Poor little Phebe!" said Gerald, with softened eyes. 1093 things odd enough in the light of the fact that at the moment some of things suffered, one way and another, in the interval of years; and old things that had succeeded in coming to pass between them; smiled, "if the thing you then spoke of has ever come to pass?" "You mean you feel how my obsession--poor old thing--may correspond to And I should like to know," said John Marcher. as time went by, that she was all the while looking at his life, judging "Oh certainly," John Marcher said, "if you hadn''t had your curiosity--! We''ve said little about it since, even in so long a time." long and so closely you''ve lost your sense of it; you know it''s there, long a time that the day inevitably came for a further sounding of their he was indeed to live to believe that if light hadn''t come to him in this 10942 "You don''t mean to tell me," said Bertie, "that you are a Bennington! "I am going to a mining camp," obeyed Bennington, a little "Yes," said Bennington, "I''ve always wanted to go West. little earnest study, Bennington thought he understood them. They looked at Bennington and chuckled a little, to that young man''s After supper Bennington and Old Mizzou played cribbage by the light of "I don''t believe you know the one I mean," returned Bennington slowly. Bennington de Laney looked back on his old hands of Old Mizzou until, much to Bennington''s surprise, that Old Mizzou explained these things to Bennington. Bennington thought this very high-minded on the part of Old Mizzou. And Bennington dared talk in this way, for the next day began the "What is your name, little girl?" Bennington asked desperately at decide," he said after a little, "I want you to know this, Mary: I love 11016 "I wonder what makes Nick so late?" Carmen Gaylor thought, hovering in the for his brutality, Carmen believed that Nick Hilliard''s "ways" and good "I''ve got more than I know what to do with, good or bad," said Nick, "Not just yet," Nick spoke mildly, but his eyes looked dangerous, and Mr. Millard thought best to give up the point without further argument. would waste two thoughts on a man like Nick Hilliard, a fellow reared on "I shall build a house like this in miniature," said Angela, half to "I should like you to come across him," said Nick, full of enthusiasm for talk about Mrs. Gaylor and Nick Hilliard), Angela was trying to "take Angela thought Nick''s old Next day they took the long drive together, Mrs. Gaylor, Angela, and Nick, blushed, like Angela, but Nick thought she had one of the nicest little 11063 "We shall make a start at once, sir," said the President, in his usual "You cannot doubt the certificate, Mr. Martin," said the President. "Well," said the President, with a tolerant smile, "the colonel, "Whatever," said the President, looking me straight in the face, "Well, Mr. Martin," said the President, "do you agree?" The President gently waved one hand toward me, as if to say, "Mr. Martin will explain," and went on placing his securities in the bag. "Things look queer, eh, old man?" said he. "You dear, good Mr. Martin," said the signorina, "our motives are not "Even in times of revolution, colonel," said I, "nothing is lost by "Come, that''s more like sense," said the colonel approvingly. "And now," said the colonel, "if Martin will hand over the dollars, I "I never thought the colonel was so wicked," said the signorina. "The colonel won''t come," he said. 1107 THIS EBOOK WAS ONE OF PROJECT GUTENBERG''S EARLY FILES PRODUCED AT A TIME WHEN PROOFING METHODS AND TOOLS WERE NOT WELL DEVELOPED. IS AN IMPROVED EDITION OF THIS TITLE WHICH MAY BE VIEWED AS EBOOK (#1508) at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1508 11153 "Then I will," said Mrs. Lascelles, "because I want to speak to you." "My people," said Mrs. Lascelles, "have washed their hands of me." "And what is she like?" asked Mrs. Lascelles, calling her fine eyes home "I daresay you''re right," said Mrs. Lascelles, smiling indulgently; "but appeared that Bob and Mrs. Lascelles had talked of taking their lunch to Mrs. Lascelles, however, was there before me, whereas Bob Evers "My idea was to show Mrs. Lascelles the gorge," said Bob, "but you can "You know I do," said Mrs. Lascelles, impatiently; "don''t let him go up "I don''t know what business it is of yours," said Mrs. Lascelles, "And I," said Mrs. Lascelles, "how old do you think I am? "But I thought an Eton boy was a man of the world?" said Mrs. Lascelles, how I had longed to be to Mrs. Lascelles what Catherine Evers had been 11325 always said, ''if you know what I mean.'' ''It''s a very fine day, Mrs. Farron, if you know what I mean.'' This young man must have some horrid "I think you must have liked Mrs. Wayne, Mama, to ask her to dine." "Mama," broke in Mathilde, quietly, "would you mind not talking of Mrs. Wayne like that? "We might take a turn in the motor," said Mr. Lanley, thinking that Mrs. Wayne might enjoy that. A little while later the nurse came in, and said almost sternly that Dr. Crew had sent her to tell Mrs. Farron that the conditions seemed "I thought you''d be glad to know, Mrs. Farron," he said, "that any danger "You know very little of Mr. Farron," she said, "if you think he worries "Don''t, please, tell me what I said, Mrs. Wayne." He went on more "But I did tell Mrs. Farron," said Pete. 11360 ''You think I am happy,'' said Diaz, gazing at me with a smile that, gazing up at me from the fire, Diaz had said that he was not happy, ''Wagner was a great artist in spite of himself,'' said Diaz, when he had ''Come in, miss,'' she said weakly, holding open the door. ''Your poor aunt went to bed just as soon as you were gone, miss,'' said ''It appears to me,'' said Mrs. Ispenlove--''and I must again ask you to ''Angel!'' he said, putting his white face close to mine like an actor. ''Come as soon as you like, dearest friend,'' I said. ''Let her come in here immediately,'' I said, turning my head on the ''You won''t understand unless I begin a long time ago,'' said Mary He said: "I know you''ve always been in love ''I should have known you anywhere,'' said Diaz to me, taking my hand, as 11584 Hilda Ashhurst watched Hermia''s expression a moment and then laughed. Hermia laughed but the Countess Olga''s narrowed eyes passed Hilda disappointment at her presence, but Hermia followed Olga into the room "Mr. Markham means, Hermia, that he doesn''t believe in artistic lies," Hermia opened her moth to speak, paused and then glanced at Markham. Hermia rose laughing, and faced the rescue party which came forward Of Hermia''s companions, Olga Tcherny alone said nothing. Olga Tcherny paused a moment, her hand on Markham''s arm. But Hermia took pains to make her guests aware of the status of Mr. Markham in her house by seating him on her right at dinner and paying "Poor Georgette!" said Hermia softly, watching Olga''s fingers quickly Markham sought out Duchanel and sent a telegram to Olga which Hermia Olga laughed silently, her head away from him, and Markham, after a "With your permission, Mr. Markham," she said at last, "as Hermia''s 11624 "Mr. Gurrage wishes to see you, grandmamma," I said, as I kissed her "I''ve heard the joyous news," Mrs. Gurrage said, "and I''ve come to Augustus (he likes to walk thus on every occasion), and said, "Yes." "I do not know what we shall do to-day," I said, "I believe I am going "You look changed, Comtesse," Sir Antony said. "Look here, my dear," Mrs. Gurrage said, when she felt sure we were "And so they cut her head off--poor little lady!" said Antony, when I "Why, it must be dressing-time!" said Antony, calmly, looking at his "I shall now shoot like your friend from Liverpool," said Antony, "and "Good thing it was not me he shot," said Augustus. "Oh, dear Lady Tilchester," I said, "you have been so kind and good to "I think it is going all right," Lady Tilchester said to me as we 11640 "Smith," said Lewisham, meeting his eye and recovering the full "You overrate your power, sir," said Mr. Lewisham, a little "Look at those clouds," said Lewisham abruptly, remembering the remark "That little path goes straight to Immering," said Mr. Lewisham. "I think _I_ shall have a shot at London," said Lewisham. "I hope you will like it," said Lewisham at the door of the "Good!" said Lewisham, suddenly emotional. "Oh, _damn_ Miss Heydinger!" said Lewisham, and suddenly, abruptly, "It will be a devilish close thing," said Lewisham with a quite tea one day," said Ethel, not waiting for Lewisham''s endorsement, "and "Hev you a mother living, Mr. Lewisham?" said Mrs. Chaffery suddenly, "_I_ say!" said Lewisham; "just look here!" "I''ll show you a way," said Lewisham. "I think you might get a man his tea, Ethel," said Lewisham, sitting "I think I can," said Lewisham. "I don''t, know," said Lewisham. 11733 room, in fine, which during John''s minority Mrs Norton had thought "John," she said, "Mr Hare has been going in for one of his long walks. will be able to persuade John to return home." Mrs Norton, in her own Mr Hare did not answer, and at the end of a long silence John said: After breakfast next morning Mrs Norton stopped John as he was going Kitty answered, "I don''t mind; just as you like, Mrs Norton." "What day will you come and see us, father dear?" said Kitty, leaning "John!" said Mrs Norton, seeking for her glasses nervously; "yes, so it sward from the park, John and Kitty looked at the house. John went into the drawing-room to continue his reading, but the Latin "Why, John, I never heard you speak like that before; I thought you hands; cambric falling outwards and flowing like a great white flower 11876 Jim Greatorex stood and looked at it as if he knew what Rowcliffe was "Come," Rowcliffe said, "don''t give way like this. didn''t want to know anything about him, Rowcliffe''s study said too There had been goodness in Mary''s face when she went into Alice''s room Gwenda left Rowcliffe with Mary and went upstairs to prepare Alice for Gwenda was still in the room, tidying it, when Mary brought Rowcliffe All day Alice lay in her little bed like a happy child and waited. "Who would have believed," said Mary, "that Ally could have looked so "I think," said Rowcliffe, "she looks extraordinarily well." said that if Rowcliffe married Gwenda he would keep her straight. And to Rowcliffe it was as if Mary had said that wasn''t Gwenda''s way. "Alice," said the Vicar, "Dr. Rowcliffe is here. "I don''t think," said Mary gravely, "that Gwenda ever will come back 1195 "She knows what I think of them," said Mrs. Meldrum, "and indeed she chair stood still and she waited I went over and asked the girl to come I felt in the stare he fixed on me when I asked Miss Saunt to come away. tragic mask, and I remembered for the inconsequence of it what Mrs. Meldrum had said about her sight. Geoffrey Dawling, to Mrs. Meldrum''s knowledge (I had told her Flora with the toy in her hand looked round at her companion; then seeing sudden image of Flora''s face glazed in and cross-barred even as Mrs. Meldrum''s was glazed and barred, he went on to assert that only the everything that can be known about eyes," said Mrs. Meldrum. "Oh Flora can''t keep a secret!"--Mrs. Meldrum made it light. rate," said Mrs. Meldrum, "and I really don''t think I can tell you what 12269 ''The recruitin'' office,'' said Macgregor, blushing, ''wasna open till ''I wud be mair surprised,'' said Macgregor, with unexpected ''Ye can tak'' ma arm, if ye like,'' he said presently, just a little ''Tits, John!'' said Lizzie, ''ye got on fine excep'' when ye let yer ''I''ll tell ye what I''ll dae,'' said Willie, sitting down at his little tea party for Macgregor and Willie Thomson. ''She''ll want to hear aboot the camp an'' so on,'' Macgregor said, by ''Oh, dash yer customers!'' said Macgregor. ''She''s a great manager,'' Miss Tod said, smiling to Macgregor. ''Ha''e yer tea wi'' us,'' said the hospitable Macgregor. ''A queer-like present to get frae yer aunt,'' said some one. ''Ay; but she''s a queer-like aunt,'' said Willie, pocketing the ''How do you do, Macgregor?'' said Aunt Purdie, shaking hands with There was a pause till Macgregor said awkwardly: ''Christina''s 12334 Anybody would think that I ought to ask you to come into our house and At these words a large, fresh-looking woman came into the little hall. "I do not want you to think, sir, on account of what I have said, that The young lady said nothing, but she turned and looked steadily at her "Good-night," she said, with a smile so charming that I wanted to stop "Oh, I know the Holly Sprig Inn," said she, speaking very quickly, "Good-night," said Mrs. Chester, taking up her basket and her work. "Good-morning, Mrs. Chester," said he, and then, turning to me, he declared that he had "I think," said Miss Edith, "that we ought to look at it. at the right time, each in her turn said the thing she ought to say. "Then you do not think they did you any good?" she said. 12348 You know Richard very well, I believe?" he said, turning a sudden Richard came up to me and said, "Sophie is waiting to know if you will At the tea-table Mr. Langenau said to Sophie as he rose to go away: "Kilian, that''s going a little too far," said Richard in a displeased "You don''t like it, Pauline?" said Richard, looking at me. "I do not know," said Richard, and nobody doubted that he told the "Pauline," said Richard, coming to me as I stood at the foot of the "Does he know Richard is coming up to-night?" asked Sophie, _sotto "Mr. Langenau is coming down to-day," said Charlotte Benson in a "Richard looks as if he disapproved of us all very much," said Sophie, Sophie came and told me Richard would like to see me in her little "I think Pauline must have told him," said Richard. 12516 pale little face of utter weariness, with great dark eyes that gazed "Come," he said, "listen a moment and let me tell you my plan of "Come!" said Nick again, in a tone of soft wheedling that he might eyes; saw the sudden downward swoop of Nick''s right hand, the flash of "You will know some day, Muriel," he said. "Good thing you didn''t take the trouble," said Nick. "I want you not to be vexed, Nick," she said, in a low voice. "Thank you," said Nick, and there was that in his voice which was like Muriel knew as surely as if Nick had said it that he would keep his "No, I know," said Daisy, with a faint echo of her old light laugh. "Quite so," said Nick in answer, closing his eyes again. You hold the daisy," said Nick. "And Nick?" said Muriel. "I know all about it," said Nick. 12833 great deal of head above the ears, light blue eyes deeply set and far "O, but you know that is a Dartmouth failing--ambition," said Sir "Yes, a very handsome girl," said Dartmouth. Miss Penrhyn reached the Legation a few moments after Dartmouth''s Dartmouth, following her gaze, turned his head in time to meet the He leaned his head on his hand, like a man in a state of mental Dartmouth felt like another man by the time he sat down to breakfast. Dartmouth felt a sudden impulse to tell her of his strange experience. "Yes," said Dartmouth, "you are like her." He plunged his hands into He looked long at the beautiful, life-like picture before him. In the life of every man there comes a time when he is brought face Dartmouth got up and walked slowly down the long room, his hands Dartmouth threw back his head and covered his face with his hands. 13050 [LAURA _crosses to door, meditating; pauses in thought_. fellow is on the square [LAURA _crosses to_ WILL, _taking his right things in New York [LAURA _crosses and girlishly jumps into No game then [_Crosses to door._], and I''m going to help Mrs. Williams; maybe she''s lost nearly seven dollars by this time, and I''m LAURA _gets a cushion in each hand off seat; crosses down to left of JOHN _crosses, and, taking_ LAURA''S _arm, passes her over to seat; his _shoulder_; LAURA _turns and sees her_; ANNIE _looks away._] Where is [_Rises, crosses to right of table, facing_ LAURA.] Well, you LAURA _crosses up to mirror, picks up hat from box, puts it on, looks LAURA _crosses to right of table, sits opposite_ WILL, _and hands him LAURA _crosses and sits on sofa._ ELFIE _puts muff, &c., on table._ I''ve got to get back [JOHN _looks around; crosses behind table 13191 I would pass long hours gazing from my window at a little light shining heart, proud dream, a perfect choice, a jealous love sometimes making "Happy man!" said he; "a great name, a large fortune, health that has pseudonym of God. Thanks to this very happy disappearance, your love remains young and look into the face of the man who loves me, who gazes so honestly into Happy as a king, proud as a god, for a new love was born in my heart. heart open--love entered in, and I fear I shall have some trouble in Dear Edgar, tell me of your love; fear not to wound me by a picture of love letter; so come monsieur," said Mad. de Lorgeville, smilingly "I believe," said Edgar, "that love is a modern invention, and woman was I know that Edgar has been for a long time deeply in love with this 13292 She had lost John and was looking for him; walking a long time through a She was going out, with John and Gwinnie Denning and a man called Sutton, a thing he couldn''t speak about, but you could see it made him think John "Gwinnie--you know why McClane won''t have John?" "Do you mind," John said, "if Sutton goes instead of me He hasn''t of John''s face and body that men and women turned back to look at as they two of the McClane men with stretchers, passing; she could see Mrs. Rankin looking at them as she came on, smiling over her shoulder, drawing John had told her to stay there with the wounded man up the turn of the There must have been a wounded man in the house John had come out "John," she said, "you can''t go on like this--" 13813 "Look here, Miss West," he said in a slightly excited voice, "let''s go "That man, Neville, has never known the pain of work," said Gail, "Isn''t he a dear," said Valerie, smiling. "I wonder why?" he said with his bantering smile: "but I think I know. "I should think a girl like that would be interesting to know," said "Louis," she said, "this pretty Valerie is not your sister''s sort, or "Stephanie, dear," he said, smiling, "you know perfectly well that I "Oh, Rita!" said Valerie, reproachfully, "I thought we were going to row "Yes," he said, "that is exactly what I mean, Valerie--you dear, Looking from Valerie to Neville, he said very For a moment Querida turned his head away, and Valerie saw that his face Rita said: "I like Kelly Neville ... Louis," said Valerie, laughing. "John, you don''t look very well," said Valerie, coming over and seating 14409 "Church is always worth seeing, George, and I hope your friend Mr. Hazard''s sermon has done you good." "I will come if Esther will let me," said Mr. Dudley. Esther went her way and thought no more of the orphan, but Mrs. Murray "Don''t mind him, Catherine," said Mrs. Murray; "he is always making poor talked, Mr. Hazard turned to Esther who gave him a look of gratitude "Do you know," said Esther to Mr. Hazard, "that Mr. Wharton insists on "None!" replied Mr. Hazard; "but I like to think of church work as done "I will look like a real angel this time," said Catherine. impertinent; the woman was probably a beggar who wanted to see Mr. Hazard; and when all this was of no avail Esther insisted that Catherine "Will Mr. Wharton go to work again at the church?" asked Esther. "I wish Esther were as safe as I think Catherine," said Mrs. Murray. 14487 "I took a strange man by the hand," said Audrey, choosing her words "Come and look, Winnie," said Audrey, who occasionally thought fit to "I shall leave this house," said Audrey in a low voice. "You seem to forget, Miss Ingate," said Audrey solemnly, "that Cousin "Audrey," said Miss Ingate with a strange grin, "I don''t know how I can sit Audrey saw Miss Ingate''s face turn scarlet from the roots of her hair to "He''s done it on purpose," she said to Audrey as soon as Miss Ingate went "We''re here," said Audrey to Miss Ingate after scores of stairs. "Well," said Miss Ingate twisting her head sideways so as to see Audrey Audrey told Miss Ingate to drive Musa home. "You must come and have a look at my new yacht, Mrs. Moncreiff," said Mr. Gilman in his solemn, thick voice. content," said Audrey, and kissed Madame Piriac in the English way, the 14489 "Tea is ready, Bernard," said Laura Clowes, coming in from the "It looks very nice and so do you," said Val. Isabel eyed him "Come along in, old Val," said Isabel, Bernard Clowes had a cousin out there," said Val, mixing himself "Come in," said Major Clowes in a rasping snarl, and Laura came "Am I like Bernard?" said Lawrence, startled. "He can use his arm, then," said Lawrence, as Val rode away, "My dear Isabel, I''m sure he didn''t," said Laura laughing. "Hasn''t Val come?" said Isabel. "Keep back, Isabel," said Lawrence: then, running across the "Damn your poor old Billy," said Lawrence: "let me look at your "That is Val''s voice," said Lawrence. hand to Laura and Lawrence Hyde, she called out to them to look Lawrence, irritated by her manner, went to help Val, while Isabel there, that you had gone back with Isabel and Val. He said: 14571 "I hope and pray that dear Gabriella will be happy," replied Mrs. Peyton, a beautiful old lady, with wonderful white hair under the "Well, I reckon it''s all right for a girl like Gabriella," said Miss For the first time Gabriella saw George''s mother look as she man a girl like Patty would fall in love with, and Gabriella no longer Upstairs in her room a little later Gabriella said to George: "Patty was Gabriella''s answer to this outburst was a look which, as poor Mrs. Fowler said afterwards, "cut her to the heart." Backing weakly to a Gabriella''s answer to this outburst was a look which, as poor Mrs. Fowler said afterwards, "cut her to the heart." Backing weakly to a George," said Gabriella, with a reasonableness which made Mrs. Fowler George," said Gabriella, with a reasonableness which made Mrs. Fowler 14597 At that great word I saw Martin''s blue eyes glisten like the sea when "My little Mary couldn''t owe a grudge to anybody," said Father Dan. "What is her age?" she asked, whereupon Father Dan said he thought I "Come now," said my father, looking from one to the other. Then I remembered what Father Dan had said about a girl''s first love, Martin''s mother came out of the porch, a little smaller, I thought, but my father looked at his watch and said it was about time for us to start I remembered what Father Dan had said about husband and wife "Are you sure," said Father Dan, "that some woman isn''t in your house night that you had come home to see your father, I said: ''Doctor, I''ll "Let us ask God to help you," said Father Dan, and still holding my hand 14656 "I am Prince Roland, only son of the Emperor," the young man had said, "Good even to you, Herr Goebel," said the young man, doffing his bonnet. "Good-morning, Sir Roland," cried Herr Goebel cheerfully. "Not at that time in the morning, I hope," said Roland, "for I shall "Herr Kurzbold," said Roland, with some severity, "many penniless nights "Now, Master of the Guild," said Greusel, and Roland took the floor once "No," said Greusel quietly; "I shall carry out Roland''s instructions." "Refuse to marry Prince Roland, and learn," said the Archbishop very "Within a league," said Roland to his men, "stand three pirate castles: "Captain," said Roland, "I inform you in the hearing of these men that Mayence said he would not permit me to marry Prince Roland after the way "Prince Roland," cried the girl, "my kinsman, Father Ambrose, said he "Prince Roland," said the Archbishop gravely, "until your Election is 14863 answered Jane, in her crispest and most business-like tone of voice, "Good-night," I answered as I turned away from his kind eyes quickly, to hadn''t come straight, with Sallie, to me and to him," said Cousin "I know it has been hard, dear," said Cousin Martha gently looking her Sallie wanted to send the children home, but Jasper wouldn''t let her, Of course the Crag would let a woman love him in any old kind of new or feels like some kind of a hunch--I sat still for a long time and let it her head on Sallie''s shoulder looking like a baby bud folded against the To follow you, Jane, I "let a man look freely into my heart and thus women like Jane that don''t have to be protected from Polk and his kind. What could any woman want more than her work and a man like that? 14957 The girl''s answering laugh, like the inward look of her eyes, showed Marise stood for a long time looking after the children. There was no doubt about how Vincent looked, as though he thought Mr. Welles, exulting over a blow with a mattock, an old imbecile in his Elly as usual said nothing, looking up into Mother''s face. "Would you like to go quite close and look at it, children?" Marise To Marise he looked so sweet and good, and like a tired old child, that Old Mrs. Powers said at his elbow, "The first sets are forming, Mr. Marsh." She called across to Frank Warner, standing very straight with "Mother," said Elly, coming up close to Marise, as she stood unpacking years with a real, living woman like Marise, didn''t know whether to "I know," said Paul, "I''ve done it lots of times." He went on, "Mother, 15177 Jenny enjoyed the liberties of this life while Emmy stayed at home. stalactite, she had the thought: "Jenny''s doing." Every time she looked at the convulsive clock Emmy said to herself: "That was Miss Jenny''s Jenny thought of Emmy as born for housework and crying, Emmy watched Jenny''s proceedings, her eyes travelling from the stared blankly at Jenny, until she thought he looked like the bull on "It''s Emmy''s turn, then," Jenny went on. "I''m not going!" Emmy struggled with Jenny''s restraining hands. like Alf Rylett," presently added Pa. Jenny sat looking at him in home, and thought herself sick about it, supposing that Alf and Jenny Keith saw Jenny, tall and pale, looking It was still Keith, still the man Jenny loved; but as you think it''s funny to talk like that." Jenny looked straight in front "But who makes it like that, Keith?" cried Jenny. Emmy with Alf; Jenny with Keith.... 15180 ten feet apart, Percival and the girl moved abreast, their eyes keeping time Percival''s walk brought him toward the bow of the boat, his eyes "On the floor--in the sea--wherever you like," said Percival, as he "What time do you make it?" asked Percival, and his voice sounded almost "Probably jolly well used to all this sort of thing," said Percival, "No, I am not going ashore," he said somewhat curtly to Bobby Boynton, "Mrs. Weston _has_ gone!" said Bobby when they again touched shore. "I dare say," said Percival, returning her smile. the steerage deck, came quite unexpectedly upon Percival and Bobby "There''s everything to see," said Bobby and she looked at Percival. look!" cried Bobby, with an eager hand on Percival''s arm. "I don''t know that I should care to go myself," said Percival, "but I''ll Percival and Bobby "Judson," said the Honorable Percival as they handed their bags to 15192 "Red Pete, the notorious horse-thief, who had so long eluded justice, Honey-foglin'' with a horse-thief, eh?" said Mr. Clay two days later at "I reckon you heard about the straight thing, then," said Salomy Jane But Salomy Jane had heard her father''s story before. Salomy Jane had been kissed at other times, by "You''ll just stay where ye are, Salomy," said her father decisively. after her father had gone to bed, Salomy Jane sat by the open window night, and boded no good to a man like Clay. horse-thief--the man she had kissed! Salomy Jane slept little that night, nor did her father. "Look here, old man," said Breckenridge, with a darkening face, "Go to the corral and pick me out a hoss," said Madison slowly, yet "I ain''t no hoss-thief," said Madison grimly. hide themselves before Madison Clay, on the stolen horse of Judge 15357 Now, Fortune, you ought to have told us downstairs that Dr. Kirke is with Mrs. Cleeve. GERTRUDE.] Sir George and I started life together in London years ago; Mrs. Cleeve''s opinions don''t stop me from loving the gentle, sweet woman; does look--[Lowering his voice as KIRKE eyes an opening door.] Who''s [Looking at GERTRUDE.] Yes; but you don''t begin to believe [Taking AGNES'' hand.] The fact is, Mrs. Cleeve--oh, what do [LUCAS, dressed for going out, enters, carrying AGNES''S copy of his a frightened look in her eyes.] The real Lucas Cleeve. [Coming to her, and seizing her hand.] Agnes dear! looking at GERTRUDE, but speaking to AGNES in undertones.] Married [The door of the further room opens, and GERTRUDE comes in, then AGNES. [To AGNES.] I--I am Mr. Lucas Cleeve''s brother--[with a [Looking down upon AGNES.] Mrs. Cleeve, we--my brother and I--hoped to save this woman. 15384 with the girl, shaken hands with her, said good night, and turned away "Why, of course he''s told me," Rose said, a little bewildered. "I didn''t know," said Rodney, "that he ever let obstacles like husbands Rose that there wasn''t a woman in town--not even terrible old Mrs. Crawford, Constance''s mother-in-law, who could have done that thing in "Yes," said Rose after a little silence, "that''s what I mean." "I don''t know," said Rose, "except that some of them seem a little "No need asking you if you like this sort of thing," he said. "If I had a thing like that to remember," said Rose unsteadily, "I''d "Quite a lot," said Rose; "pageants and things, and two or three little "I told you," said Rose, "the day you gave me a job, that it wasn''t a "I wanted you to see if you liked this," said Rose. 15492 it contained, written in big letters, the instruction: "The lovely Mrs. Nora Helmer is to have all I possess paid over to her at once in cash." Look here, Doctor Rank--you know you want to live. forward with the children;_ NORA _shuts the hall door._) Torvald!--I will sing for you, dance for you--(HELMER _comes in with Yes. _Nora_: I am looking forward tremendously to the fancy dress ball at the Little Nora, poor dear, had no other mother but me. _Helmer._ My little Nora, there is an important difference between your (_Takes various things out of the box._) Doctor Rank, come and sit down it down on the table, and goes out_.) Nora--Mrs. Helmer--tell me, had _Nora_ (_goes to_ HELMER''S _door, opens it and peeps in_). Nora, I can tell from your looks that there is a letter from _Nora._ Yes, I know. _Helmer._ But, my dear Nora-- 15570 "You''d better come down then, Jerry," I said quickly. did and said and thought the things that Jerry did could be accused of "You didn''t think I''d come, did you, Jerry?" she asked, though how she "I suppose there _are_ things that women can do," said Jerry after a "I think I know best, Jerry," I said quietly. "You seem to know a great deal about Jerry," I said at last. You can''t know what meeting a man like Jerry means to a woman "You can''t keep people from knowing, Jerry," I said. "I''m sorry, Roger, if you think things are as bad as that," said Jerry "I really ought to be going, Jerry," said Una. "But you can''t, you know, after promising," said Jerry with a smile. "You don''t know Una if you say that," said Jerry loyally. I think she knew where Jerry had gone and, like me, 15588 Elizabeth was miserable that Salvé should go away like this, without so A hundred times a-day he went aloft to look out for some prospect of a face every minute, Salvé went to his look-out post forward that night, As for Salvé, during the first few days after coming home he was a happy About a month after Elizabeth had come into Captain Beck''s house the "A good-looking girl, I mean," said Carl, evasively, by way of "Madam Beck," Elizabeth said, quietly, "I am going to confide something determination of blood to the head; and every time he came near Salvé, Salvé, who, like the generality of sailors, could talk a good deal of "Is it true that Elizabeth--left Beck''s like that--and went to Holland?" Turning to Salvé then she said a little curtly, "For the like of that we "I am afraid so too," thought Salvé; and as he saw Elizabeth, as if 15654 "Going up like Garret Hamil''s illusions," said Portlaw, sentimentally. He said gaily: "Now you speak as you look, not like a world-worn woman "Thank you, Mrs. Cardross," said Hamil, "but, as a matter of fact, I am For a moment she said nothing, then looked up at Hamil beside her, as "Do you know," said Shiela Cardross slowly, "that Miss Palliser has "Louis Malcourt," he said, smiling; and turned again to the sea. Harried and restless, Hamil looked for Shiela and saw Portlaw, very hot said Hamil, looking into the captivatingly cool and humourous face Cardross said to Hamil: "One scarcely knows what to think about the "The little devil!" said Hamil, looking down at the twisting reptile "You''re a sweet little thing anyway," said Hamil, "even if you do fall Portlaw said, irritably: "They asked Mrs. Malcourt and me. "I know," said Hamil. 16096 A few days after the operation on Ferriss''s hand Bennett decided it For a long time Ferriss stood looking at Lloyd''s picture till the purple Bennett was looking straight into his eyes; there was no time to think Ferriss did not believe that Lloyd cared for Bennett; knew that "It''s everywhere; yes, I know," answered Lloyd, coming out of the room, Arriving at the house, Lloyd found the surgeon, Dr. Street, and Mr. Campbell, who was a widower, waiting for her in a small drawing-room off On that same day when Dr. Pitts arrived at the rooms Ferriss and Bennett Bennett met Pitts at the door of Ferriss''s room, and before going in Lloyd had only to look at him once to know that Bennett was at the "But here''s a point, Lloyd," said Bennett after a few moments and when He, Bennett, too, like Lloyd, was at that time 16150 fashionable woman," Guy said, and I thought he glanced a little jealous of Daisy, but it is better for cousins like Tom to keep away. Daisy McDonald Thornton''s journal, presented by my husband, Mr. Guy said: "God bless you, my darling little Daisy, and may you be very mistake; Guy in marrying a child whose mind was unformed, and Daisy in But married they are, and Guy has failed and Daisy is going home, and said, while Daisy, still keeping her arms around Guy''s neck, where she This was Daisy''s letter which Guy read with such a pang in his heart as Then Guy wrote to Daisy a letter of thanks, to which there came no the Guy Thornton married to Julia Hamilton had once called Daisy his "Look--that''s Miss McDonald," Guy''s friend said to him, "the greatest Not Julia, but Mrs. Guy, and that hurt Daisy more than anything else. 16447 earn," said Hal Surtaine a little grandiloquently. "Bewitched, Hal?" said Dr. Surtaine as his son came to him. "Do you think many fathers would do this sort of thing, Dad?" said Hal "Perhaps you''re right, Miss Neal," said Hal, a little startled by the "My business is with this man," said Hal, indicating Sterne. "I''ve just bought out the ''Clarion,''" said Hal. CHAPTER VII "Do you know, it''s rather a pity you don''t like me," said Hal, with "Most people are good to you, I fancy, Hal," said she, looking him over "I was going to suggest, Mr. Surtaine," said McGuire Ellis formally, "He''s taught me what little I know about this business," said Hal. "He''s right, there," said Dr. Surtaine, on one side of Hal; and from the sharply to face Hal Surtaine, "I don''t know how the devil old "Mr. Ellis," said Hal, "will you ''phone Mr. Wayne to send up the man who 16804 Let him be a son to us." Then Lady Scroope took the young man Scroope''s guest at that time, and at last it was decided that Mrs. Neville, who had never been seen by the Earl, should be asked to that her mother was said to be a widow, was, in Lady Scroope''s eyes, as "Good-bye, Mrs. O''Hara," he said, a day or two before he left Ennis. thinks of this young man more than is good for her?" Father Marty raised Mrs. O''Hara said not a word to Kate of the doctrines which the priest "We know no one about here but the priests," said Mrs. O''Hara, laughing. Scroope not a word was said to him about Kate O''Hara. Let his brother Jack come and live at Scroope and marry Sophie Mellerby. moment Father Marty said in his heart that Kate O''Hara had lost her 16925 "Yes, my dear child," said her mother; "we know it was left to you, In the half breath of a second, Sally''s eyes sought Janet''s face "Oh, it''s no good talking like this," she said gently; "I know I "Thinking it over means nothing," she said when Sally had "In fact," he said at last--"you''d like to make this little room of "I''d like you to meet my friend, Miss Hallard," said Sally. "I''m awfully glad you like my room," he said, looking up from his "I never can understand you when you talk like that," said Sally. "Yes; but do you think he''d do a thing like that?" said Sally, with "I suppose a man can be a gentleman and look like that," she said. When a woman looks like this, a man strains eyes to "Mr. Devenish has come in to ask me to dinner, Sally," he said, before 17391 THE GRAND DUKE--In two months'' time you shall wed the Prince of "He says he is hungry, Gretchen," said the English girl, dropping "Betty," said the princess, turning imploringly to her companion (what "I don''t know; possibly I saw it on your arm in the old days." "If you don''t mind, Artie," said Max, yawning, "I''ll turn in. "You haven''t lost any time," said Max, his regret evident to every one. Highness came forward, caught the dark head of the English girl between "You said nothing this morning about going away from Barscheit." "Good-by," said the princess, holding out her hand. "I believe I have a right to know who that woman is up there." Max "What?" The duke looked from the prince to the man who had worn the "Prince," said Max, "before Heaven I believe that I may be . "Let me tell you my story," said Max. 17545 "Dear old Jim," she said, calmly, "I wish he had come in: you should old colored man appearing from behind the house took his way across the Feeling like "Little Boy Blue" recalled to a sense of duty, Thorne "Here''s old ''bur-rabbit,''" said Thorne, reaching his hand behind his Thorne had thought the matter out at the time, as a man must, of letters for Nesbit Thorne, and one for Norma from a New York friend, Illinois, in whose hands Mrs. Thorne had placed her case. The man opened the door of the back parlor and stood aside to let Mr. Thorne pass; then he closed it noiselessly and proceeded up-stairs to any feeling about the boy--any ruth, or mother-love, Thorne knew that No love for the man whose heart is calling you to come?" Thorne, feeling that his love had come to him, as through fire, was 17697 you''d like," said Randy, "but coming down he seemed rather out of tune "Becky," said young Paine, "you can''t walk up to the house. "I''m not money-mad," said Randy; "I know what I should like to do if my "If you don''t like my little old New York," Waterman said, "I''ll change "Mr. Dalton is coming to see the birds," said Becky, and in a moment she "Do you wonder," Randy said, under his breath to Becky, "that his men "I want to make the world better, Becky," Randy had said in the still "He shall want you," said Randy Paine; "the day shall come when he shall Randy said, quite naturally, that Becky was going away. "I have something to tell you, Randy," Becky had said, and as in "You are making me very happy, Becky, dear," said poor Randy, knowing as "Randy ought to do great things," said Becky; "the men of his family 1772 THIS EBOOK WAS ONE OF PROJECT GUTENBERG''S EARLY FILES PRODUCED AT A TIME WHEN PROOFING METHODS AND TOOLS WERE NOT WELL DEVELOPED. IS AN IMPROVED EDITION OF THIS TITLE WHICH MAY BE VIEWED AS EBOOK (#1508) at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1508 18219 you''d like," said Randy, "but coming down he seemed rather out of tune "Becky," said young Paine, "you can''t walk up to the house. "I''m not money-mad," said Randy; "I know what I should like to do if my "If you don''t like my little old New York," Waterman said, "I''ll change "Mr. Dalton is coming to see the birds," said Becky, and in a moment "Do you wonder," Randy said, under his breath to Becky, "that his men Randy said, was that nobody ever thought of Becky Bannister as rich. "He shall want you," said Randy Paine; "the day shall come when he Randy said, quite naturally, that Becky was going away. "I have something to tell you, Randy," Becky had said, and as in the days "You are making me very happy, Becky, dear," said poor Randy, knowing as "Randy ought to do great things," said Becky; "the men of his family 18225 As a little child Meredith and her older sister, Doris, lived in New between Doris''s return to New York and the day when Joan and Nancy "See, Joan, dear, hold Nan by the hand like a big, strong sister, this "I have called them Joan and Nancy," Doris was saying. "Dear old David!" Doris''s eyes dimmed as she looked at the kind face "I think Aunt Dorrie would want me to--to live my life," Joan returned. in the old days, Nancy felt that play lost its keen zest when Joan "Poor, dear, little Pat!" said Joan, and her eyes filled. Joan, alone in the dark, hot studio, thought of Doris and Nancy and Nancy was not so sure of this but she, like Joan and Patricia, had felt "Joan''s room is a dream, Nan, come and see it!" called Doris, and Nancy "My hands can tell you nothing, Joan, dear," Doris said; "I''ve been a 18385 "Vera is no burden, only a great pleasure to me, my dear mother," said "I don''t like good men who are poor!" says Vera, with a little grimace. "Dear Mrs. Daintree, does Vera look like a poor clergyman''s wife?" said And then even Marion said that, if Vera could be brought to like Mr. Gisburne, it might possibly be happier for her to marry him. Mrs. Eccles always called religiously "My lady''s morning room," Vera came "Yes!" Vera looked a little startled; "do you know him?" "Why, Sir John Kynaston has fallen in love with Vera!" "I hope you will like Maurice," said Sir John, presently; "he is a "I shall be glad to know your brother," said Vera, quietly. Helen Romer is looking at Maurice Kynaston; he has not said one single "I care very little for the men in London, Lady Kynaston," answered Vera, 18430 ''Stop, William!'' Marion said. ''Do you think,'' he went on, ''that a man should ask a woman to marry him Neither Elizabeth or Marion like William. ''I don''t know, Elizabeth,'' I replied, ''but if you like, I''ll ask him.'' From the moment that Elizabeth took his destiny in hand William was no ''William,'' I said to him one day, ''Elizabeth means to marry you.'' ''Look, Mama, dear,'' she said, ''at the beautiful baked custard Elizabeth ''Then Miss Marryun said thoughtful like: "I think I''m rather different ''Henry, do you think William has been looking particularly unhappy ''Never seen William unhappy yet,'' replied Henry, looking up, ''he''s one ''Surely,'' I said to Henry, ''even William isn''t so blind as to let But as I told Henry (who said it looked as though she ''What, Elizabeth, are you going to be married next?'' asked Henry, as he 18470 "I _do_ look like a lady, anyhow," the girl thought with defiance. "No. They''re not related." As Annesley returned in thought to the Mr. Smith who had thrown her over, she took from her bodice the white rose did not look, Annesley thought, like gentlemen. "I wonder?" said Smith, looking thoughtful; and the girl wondered, too: "That Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Smith have gone to their room," the man "I thought you liked her," Annesley said. Knight said that he and "Anita" (his new name for Annesley, a souvenir "No," said the girl "I don''t--want to know things." things" which she thought Lady Annesley-Seton would like her to see, and "Oh, yes," said Annesley, "he''s been invited every time I''ve asked the Annesley had always told herself that Ruthven Smith looked like a He asked Nelson Smith if he could think of any one, man or woman, among 18665 In Stanton''s swollen fingers Cornelia''s large, crisp letter rustled As the letter fluttered out of his hand Stanton closed his eyes with a doesn''t know just what a love-letter OUGHT to be like." Turning nervously back to the box''s wrapping-paper Stanton read once [Illustration: Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime girl like Cornelia _had_ to go South sometime between November and girl''s good time at a great hotel like this." Cornelia that night was like a letter written in a man''s own Cornelia did not like the letter. "Here!" cried Stanton suddenly reaching out and grabbing the letter. "That''s the girl who loves me," said Stanton not unhumorously. "Oh, yes," said Stanton at last, "I know it''s funny. possible further responsibility concerning, "little brother," Stanton "Very likely," said Stanton perfectly cheerfully. "Did I like it?" cried Stanton. whispered Stanton passionately, "it''s such a _stingy_ little time to 18756 "Where are you going, Charlotte, may I inquire?" asked the Reverend Mr. Goodloe in a cheerful and calm voice, though I saw that his fingers "Naw, stranger, naw," said Jed, and he rose as if to combat, but Mr. Goodloe laid a restraining hand on his arm, and trembling, he took his you''ll serve," she said, with a far-away look coming into her eyes as small towns in France," said Nickols, as he came and stood beside me, when her time comes," answered Mr. Goodloe, after he had laughed as "Miss Charlotte," said Martha, as she suddenly rose to her knees, looked trait upon trait, must be laid in the lives of the children," said Mr. Goodloe, slowly, and he smiled as across from the Little House came wee "Thank you, sir," said Nickols, as he turned away towards father and Mr. Cockrell and Mr. Jeffries, who had come out on the porch with their 18847 ''I like it as it is,'' said Giovanni Severi, resting his hands on the a little half-longing, half-troubled smile, were like dark rose leaves Giovanni, who was at the War Office, as Angela supposed, and he answered Angela moved a little and looked down at his bent head, for he spoke ''I know you are sensible,'' Giovanni said, taking Angela''s hand between He kissed Angela''s hand, looked into her eyes silently for a moment, of thought; ''do you think it is wrong for a nun to love a dead man?'' ''So far as I know, I think you can be a good nun,'' answered the Mother Sister Giovanna looked at her in surprise, but said nothing. ''I only know that I love him as dearly as ever,'' said Sister Giovanna. answered him; Giovanni stood still, his eyes fixed on Angela''s face. ''Sister Giovanna will take your place for to-night,'' said the Mother 18876 The master looked for a long while at one of the copyists--an old man, The master saw those grotesque eyes like those of a sea-monster, fixed Renovales thought that art is like light, which acquires color and its pale roses like a sea-shell, was Renovales'' desire and envy; to live As Mariano Renovales recalled the first years of his life, his memory, artists, shouted to the painter, till Renovales came down with his box came to life every week under Renovales'' brush--he could paint it with Renovales, who had feared for Josephina''s life, believing that her weak, When the baby was a year old, the great crisis in Renovales'' life "Oh, Pepe, if I had only stayed like you, master of my time and my work, master, talking everywhere about "his friend, Renovales!" with a sort of an artist, so that people might not pass by the great Renovales without 18886 No, Althea said, she did not know Miss Wayman, and she felt some little ''It is a lovely idea,'' said Althea; ''and if I must miss Bayreuth, Aunt ''I always think that it''s a country to love and live in,'' said Helen. ''You are to see everybody, dear Franklin,'' said Althea, smiling upon ''Dear Gerald, how delightful!'' said Lady Pickering, with, to Althea''s ''You look like a flock of doves,'' he said, as, smiling, he took Althea''s ''She really is an interesting little person, your Althea,'' Gerald said ''Miss Buchanan,'' said Franklin, looking at her earnestly and not smiling Helen had said that she knew nothing about pictures, but liked Gerald''s ''I could not have believed it of Helen,'' said Althea after a little ''I know now what it looked like,'' said Gerald; ''but, you see, I didn''t as Franklin had said, and Gerald, and now Althea; her heart was hard. 18927 Vanderlyn''s mind went back to the moment, four short days ago, when this companion''s face, had said something which Laurence Vanderlyn had felt Laurence Vanderlyn knew Margaret Pargeter too well, his love of her True, Vanderlyn saw Margaret Pargeter almost every day, but But for Laurence Vanderlyn and his "friendship," Mrs. Pargeter''s existence would have been lacking in all human savour, and that Laurence Vanderlyn had for a moment caught Margaret Pargeter in his Suddenly Vanderlyn caught sight of Pargeter, and that some moments "I''m going home now, Pargeter," said Vanderlyn with sudden, harsh Although Madame de Léra did not understand a word he said, Pargeter''s "No," said Vanderlyn, shortly; "the last time I saw Mrs. Pargeter in her "Why not ask Madame de Léra to do it?" said Vanderlyn, in a low voice. "Is that all you wanted to know?" said Madame de Léra to Vanderlyn. 19108 his brother''s title writing begging letters to a young man like Stephen Stephen felt dimly sorry for the little thing, who looked so radiantly Stephen obeyed, and as she drove away the girl looked back, smiling at "One thing I do know, is that you are wonderful," said Stephen, his the Arab did not appear to turn; yet Stephen knew that he was thinking had left the ship, and would see no more of Victoria Ray. The chauffeur who drove Nevill''s car was an Algerian who looked as if he curiosity-shop, and ask about Ben Halim, the husband of Saidee Ray. Victoria was coming to luncheon, for she had accepted Lady MacGregor''s Maïeddine''s eyes lighted when he saw the girl in Arab dress. "I did not know that Arab men set women so high," said Victoria, "There''s Toudja," Stephen said, as the girl looked out again from the 19304 Major Vandyke--still less Eagle himself--I mean Captain Eagleston March; "You poor little thing!" exclaimed Captain March in a pitying tone, but turns, righting itself like a lazy, long-tailed eagle with far-spread Dalziel--"Tony," too; Major Vandyke; and Captain March, who was already his father, had the happy air of being twenty two or three, and Mrs. Main had said that the girl was "just out." Young Tony--nut-brown eyes, engagement until the time for my one dance with Eagle March should come; Major Vandyke suggested walking with us to the car, and asking Mrs. Dalziel about Milly, my heart felt lighter. about a dear friend like Captain March, a man who''s in love with my "Would you like to have her marry March?" Tony wanted to know. that a girl who had so lately cared for a man like Eagle March could "Eagle said to-night that if the time ever came when he could take 1941 "Dear child," she said, "we have people coming to dinner to-day. S._--You must admit, dear, that great lords know how to love! letter, Renee dear, and you will see how love makes a clean sweep of all she had handed in this little love-letter for my slave, who returned to RENEE DE L''ESTORADE TO LOUISE DE CHAULIEU May. If love be the life of the world, why do austere philosophers count it Sweet love, my life here is a splendid success, and I want to know how For you, Louise, love is but the reflex of Felipe''s passion; the life Love makes my Louis happy, but marriage has made me a mother, My dear, they are the first love of my life! Dear, I have a feeling now for Louis which is not love, but which ought Dear heart, you have everything in life to make you happy, 19412 "How would you like a motor-car trip?" Sir Lionel asked abruptly. I know from Ellaline and Mrs. Norton that Sir Lionel dislikes women; but all the same I believe he born knowing quite a lot of nice little things like that, weren''t we? farmhouse, and Sir Lionel said, "I am going to ask Mrs. Tupper if she innocent angel I am: "Oh, Sir Lionel, _wouldn''t_ it be fun if Mrs. Senter and--and her nephew were going with us for a little way? By the way, Sir Lionel, who expected his ward to be a little girl moment at a place where Sir Lionel wasn''t sure of the way, I asked a boy Sir Lionel wouldn''t let Mrs. Senter laugh at me for thinking it the real Yesterday morning we said good-bye to Lynton, and Sir Lionel, Dick, Mrs. Senter, and I walked to Watersmeet, Emily going along the upper road in 19742 after a day when Mrs. MacDonald said in an icy voice, "Your mother was wildly romantic, like most things that contrive to happen to Mr. Somerled, although he says he''s ceased to believe in romance. "I''m sure Mrs. West doesn''t want to send you away," he said. "I suppose widows may talk as much as they like about love," said Barrie "You seem to fancy yourself a mind-reader, my good sir," returned Mrs. MacDonald at her haughtiest, or what Barrie would have called her I had set my heart on seeing the place, because, as I said to Mr. Somerled, I may never come back to Carlisle once I begin to live with like bad pennies, always turning up," Mr. Norman said; and Mrs. West Up to this time, Somerled had said nothing to Mrs. James, except that he 19752 "Is it possible for a man to like both me and Mr. Quisanté?" Lady "Well, Alexander Quisanté''s a perverse fate, if you like," said Lady "I''m having moments, like Mr. Quisanté himself!" she said with a sudden An impulse carried May''s eyes towards Miss Quisanté; the old lady was know." Quisanté looked at her, kissed her hand, and laughed. "Yes, Miss Quisanté, Gaston, I think," said May, laughing. said, ''Look here Japhet, that vote of Mr. Quisanté''s ''ll be worth fifty man--but (I said) the Government had a hundred majority there, and Mr. Quisanté knew it.'' Well, he saw that, and admitted that he''d been wrong want to be beaten, you know," said Quisanté. "His wife looks so nice, he can''t be very bad," said kind Lady Mildmay, "I don''t think Quisanté''ll go far wrong," said Jimmy. "Yes," said Tillman, "go and tell him Lady May Quisanté wants him." 20085 Nick Dormer in point of fact asks of Miriam nothing but that she shall looking at fine things with Julia," Nick returned. "I think he still sees," Biddy returned, wondering a little why Nick The young man gasped and Nick, replying for him, said: "Gabriel Nash is Grace looked quickly away from him and said to her brother: "Nick, Mr. Pinks is dead." "Oh all that?" But meanwhile Peter Sherringham said to Nick: "Julia''s Nick Dormer declared that he liked cafés, and Miriam, looking at his Nick Dormer said to Mrs. Dallow that he wanted her to know an old friend Nick Dormer said it made him think of the old Paris, of the great "You had better ask Peter Sherringham," said Lady Agnes. "We go home to-morrow, but Nick will stay a day or two," Lady Agnes said "I''ll let you know as soon as she comes round," said Nick. 20157 "Maurice," said Hermione, leaning her long arms on the table and leaning As if Gaspare had understood what Maurice said, he suddenly spun round "Maurice," Hermione said, at last, "does this silence of the mountains "I''ll go into the sea with Gaspare," said Maurice. "I wish I were a man, Lucrezia," said Hermione, when the voices at length "Courage, Gaspare!" said Maurice, putting his hand on the boy''s shoulder. Maurice looked up from the letter and met Gaspare''s questioning eyes. Gaspare said nothing, but he looked at Salvatore, and his wet face was "Come along, Gaspare!" said Maurice, hastily. Maurice went away with Gaspare in the night towards the white road where Maurice went by he thought of Gaspare''s words, "When a man cannot go any Maurice said nothing, but took her hand and looked at her. "We''ll never part from Gaspare," Maurice thought, as he looked and 20383 "I say, uncle, take care," said the young man, looking round him, and "Well, when people begin upon Daphne Floyd," she said, "they generally the General''s good-looking nephew and Miss Daphne Floyd were interested Daphne would not allow any further talk of Roger Barnes. Daphne presently went upstairs to take off her walking-dress, and Mrs. Phillips, with a rather troubled face, began to tidy the confusion of "Daphne is just coming in," said Miss Boyson. vacated, Daphne and Roger had descended upon it as Lady Barnes''s tenants "Daphne, you know, won''t be able to stand this all the year round," said "You''re a very good-looking woman, anyway," said Roger, admiring the dead of night Daphne sat up in bed, looking at the face and head of her dead of night Daphne sat up in bed, looking at the face and head of her Boyson had been an old acquaintance of Mrs. Roger Barnes before her marriage. 20443 look up into his face she would _know_ it wasn''t anything. Before putting the next question Edith took time to think. Turning, Edith saw the woman with the rose-colored parasol rapidly "Look here, Edith," he said, at last, "the long and short of it is this. Miss Rosamond, who looked like a coachman, spent her time in and man-like way of dressing, were the first influence in winning her. Edith couldn''t help liking the young man, first for Since the haven was open to her, and Chip had left the poor little craft Chip could see that Bland might be odd from his wife''s point of view. These thoughts and questions passed rapidly through Chip''s mind, not for "Oh, but _I_ think he looks like _you_." In this way Chip came to observe a man of some distinction who took his Chip was not sure that the stranger said good night. 20717 does the parrot faced young man Bream Mortimer, Sam''s rival. "Talking of girls," said Sam with enthusiasm, "I''ve just seen the only "It looks to me," said Sam, "as if I had been mistaken in thinking that "I thought you would," said the young man who looked like a parrot. unfortunate affair with that girl--Billie Bennett I think you said her "I thought I''d like a breath of fresh air before lunch," said Sam. "Oh, that girl I told you about," said Sam making for the door. "Why, Bream!" said Billie looking at him as he stood on the old spot in it''s so splendid," said Billie, "when men can do things like that. "Sam''s going to work," said Sir Mallaby. "Oh, come, Sam!" said Sir Mallaby. "I want to see Bream Mortimer," said Mr. Bennett. "Oh, I''ll tell you all about that some other time," said Sam. 20815 through life, and I''m sure Max Doran''s gorgeous mother wouldn''t let her Edwin and grasping Max''s hand, "I _had_ to come, old chap," he said, Reeves''s son (Max''s best friend of old days) who must be told at once popularity--"Girls'' Love." Max remembered Billie''s telling him once that "I don''t know about the right," said Max, "but soldiers get used to Max Doran and Sanda DeLisle stood together watching the Atlas mountains "The day will surely come, dear boy," Grant said--and Max could on in the bride''s half of her father''s great tent Max did not know, but "It may be a long time before Manöel can send us any word," said Max. "Search our camp," said Max. As he spoke, Sanda appeared at the door of the mean little tent hired Max did not know that out of Sanda''s think," Max answered, hardly knowing what he said because his eyes were 21116 "Seen Laura lately?" asked the lawyer suddenly, after Elfie had given ''Laura'' I said--''you''ve no time to fool. "Look at that young girl--the blonde with white plumes--coming this way compliments, but what they said of her acting sounded good to Laura, stand by just exactly what I said." Turning and looking at her, he went "Good-bye, girlie--be happy." Turning to the newspaper man, he said: "I know," said Laura, with a faint smile. up to Miss Laura''s room with dat knife and fo''k.'' Ah said, ''Ah''m goin'' "No, thank you," said Laura, sitting down so that she faced her "Still, I don''t see how you can live that way," said Laura, lying back Laura snatched her hand away, and going up to the window, turned her manhood who six weeks before had said good-by to Laura and started out "Look out, Brockton," he said. 21127 "Time for your medicine, uncle!" he said, in his quiet, level voice. and impressive lull the white-robed man turned slowly round facing the face, as his glance rested on the old man who slowly approached with goblets, and without a word handed one to the white-robed Prophet, and A look of recollection crossed the Prophet''s eyes. night of the Prophet''s coming, she wore a long, black dress that "You may come--at any time," he said, without meeting her eyes. the muscles of his hard face looked set; his strong hands were clasped. "The time of the Prophet belongs to his People," he said, with dignity. room; then, with a pale face and nervous manner, Enid rose, bowed to the He said the words deliberately, looking down into her face. glance her eyes travelled over the Arch-Mystic''s powerful figure, while forward, and raised her large eyes to the man''s face. Prophet''s face at the Arch-Mystic''s words. 21219 A sad, set look came quickly into the Boy''s eyes and his face grew Gardley and Margaret looked at each other and smiled, then turned and But when the day was done, the school-house locked, and Bud and Margaret Margaret, in her seat half-way back at the side of the school-house near "Now look!" said Margaret, and turned her about to the mirror. look from the young man''s eyes, and felt a passing wonder whether he had troubled Margaret watched the sly look in the girl''s eyes and wondered school-house Margaret looked back and saw Rosa Rogers posing in one of they have come," said Gardley that night when he was bidding Margaret And one day Margaret faced the girl alone, looking steadily "Rosa, look here!" said Margaret, following the girl toward the door, Gardley and Bud, riding for all they were worth, said little by the way. 2193 told her, she said, All right, she wanted to see Colonel Pendleton too." "Can YOU think of something, Paul?" said the Mayor, appealing to "Paul," said the Mayor, reentering the office and turning to his "My dear colonel," said Paul, somewhat less positively, but still "I think, my dear sir," said Paul plaintively, "that I and my friends Paul smiled as she rustled away, and Yerba, entering the summer-house, "But you DO like it," said Paul, touched with this first hearing of her "Your brother seems to admire Miss Yerba," said Paul. "Colonel Pendleton belongs to no party," said Paul, curtly; "but if his "Very likely," said Paul, turning away with a faint smile. "Fact, sir--George there knows it all," said Pendleton. "There may have been nobody in the house at the time," said Paul "Well," said Paul, looking at him critically, "I don''t know about that. "God only knows," said Paul. 21998 The bed faced the door, and as Mrs. Sands softly entered a pair of eyes looked at her. "I''d love it!" said Clo. At once Beverley took the speaking tube and ordered the chauffeur to "Then that''s all," said Clo, Beverley''s dollar bill in her hand. "We''ll get you to your room, dear," said Beverley; and Clo wondered if Following Mrs. Sands, O''Reilly left the door between the two rooms open; "I''m Clo Riley, the girl Mrs. Sands has been good to," she eagerly It could be no other, Miss Blackburne felt, than Mrs. Sands herself; and she was right, for Beverley had dressed with unusual "What shall I do?" asked Clo. Beverley was already at the door, and had opened it. "Let me help you to look for the envelope," said Clo. about a dozen words--I wanted to finish before Madam arrived!--that Mrs. Sands had told me to look in the case for the pearls; that she went out 22004 Ivan watched the good-nights to his father and mother; and noted also side by side upon a long divan, Ivan''s warm young hand clasped tightly "Ivan--little one--son of my heart--you came back to me!" During that long winter when the mental eyes of Ivan were first opening mother, have suffered--through a man?--through your father, Ivan?" the time of Christmas fasts and feasts drew on, Ivan began to long for On the day after New Year''s Ivan returned drearily to the Corps, where, For many hours that afternoon--in fact, till darkness fell--Ivan sat "No matter.--Ivan Gregoriev, Monsieur Rubinstein has brought us a new Yet, in the end, he did help Ivan, much to that young man''s secret The following week of holiday was long enough, and Ivan passed his days the great nights of the year--Ivan and Ostrovsky sat together in a many a long day, Ivan began his life at Klin: an existence which, 22292 "Well, goodness only knows she needs friends," said the little captain, "Well, she''d better look out," said the little captain; "men won''t wait "But your friend, Mrs. Martens," said Bettina, eagerly; "Anthony pointed "He broke mother''s heart," said Bettina, obstinately; "he loved so many Justin took Bettina out, Anthony took Sophie, and one of the married men When Anthony came back from the telephone Bettina said, mournfully, "Now "He''s awfully good looking," said Bettina in a cool little voice, "but Diana I should have lost heart many times--the world knows Justin as a she said; "but Diana thought that Anthony''s friends might like to get "Justin took me for a little ride," said Sophie, "and I sat in front Diana had said nothing to Sophie of the meeting with Anthony in the "And Anthony came," said Bettina, "and when we reached home he gave me 2245 2364 2365 the Duc de Guise not to continue to place any obstacle in the way. The marriage having taken place, the Prince de Montpensier took her off The Duc de Guise stayed with him and the Prince de Montpensier, hearing that it was the Duc d''Anjou, and having no doubt that even at that time the Duc was in love with his wife. room and the Duc de Guise moved away to avoid the jealous Prince. with that of the Duc de Guise disturbed the Princess de Montpensier to the Princess de Montpensier could rival Madame in beauty. to tell her what the Duc d''Anjou had said the day before, but to his The Duc was not able to conceal his love so well that the Prince de The Princess was very despondent at the absence of the Duc de Guise, the Duc de Guise and the Comte de Chabannes. 23996 2452 "Jed Winslow," he declared, "as I said to you just now you beat all that upon which Gabe Bearse came to Jed Winslow''s windmill shop in others, like Leander Babbitt or Captain Hunniwell, came to ask his Captain Hunniwell: "I''m like that old clock I used to have, Sam. The pendulum of that thing used to work fine, but the hands "I know whose tongue you''re thinking about, Uncle Jed," declared "I think," she said, "if you don''t mind, Uncle Jed, I shall call Of course Jed said he would and went back to his little room over Charles and Jed Winslow were by this time good friends. "I know you do, Jed," he said. "Jed," she said, "Captain Hunniwell was just here with you; I saw Jed told the substance of what Captain Sam had said. "Jed," he said, "Ruth tells me that you know of my 24603 25158 2542 But seriously, Nora, you know what I think Nora, you can''t think how I am looking tell you how I have been thinking we ought to arrange things, Torvald. it contained, written in big letters, the instruction: "The lovely Mrs. Nora Helmer is to have all I possess paid over to her at once in cash." Look here, Doctor Rank--you know you want to live. with the children; NORA shuts the hall door.) Yes, I will go and get Mrs. Linde to come and help me with it. Little Nora, poor dear, had no other mother but me. (Takes various things out of the box.) Doctor Rank, come and sit down down on the table, and goes out.) Nora--Mrs. Helmer--tell me, had you Nora (goes to HELMER''S door, opens it and peeps in). Nora, I can tell from your looks that there is a letter from him 25702 25866 _sin_ that had brought about this thing called War. For the first time since the war began Ruth Macdonald had a vision of John Cameron''s eyes met those of Ruth Macdonald, and her vivid speaking "Of course!" said Ruth tenderly turning her face away to struggle with a "Thank you!" said Ruth brightly, "that sounds like a real compliment. "I don''t know what I think," said Ruth exasperated at the little Every day since she had written her letter to Cameron Ruth had watched Cameron''s startled gaze turned on Ruth now, and a great wonder and "I think I understand just a little," said Ruth, "I have never thought There was a glow in Ruth''s eyes as she put her hand in Cameron''s and said "Please, Mrs. Cameron," pleaded Ruth, "let us forget things like that Ruth''s letters to Cameron were full of the things she was doing, full of 25867 the atmosphere, terrifically charged with emotion, of the day when Mrs. Payne took her courage in her hands and fought like a maternal tigress Jocelyn''s finance Considine found that Gabrielle''s only hope of saving She wondered afterwards why Considine had suggested that Gabrielle "Of course I will write to you if you want me to," said Gabrielle. time that Arthur Payne arrived the days were drawing in, and she saw She wondered if Mrs. Considine would like to come back to Overton with Gabrielle listened to her very quietly, and Mrs. Payne took her silence for evidence that she was playing her hand night that even Mrs. Payne, who had other things to think of, felt its "I could love you," said Gabrielle. "She left a letter for you," said Mrs. Payne, handing him Gabrielle''s What Gabrielle had written Mrs. Payne never knew, for even in later years he did not tell her. 25922 "Gregory Hawtrey," said Wyllard. Wyllard assured her that Hawtrey was convalescing, and Agatha said "It was then," he said, "I knew just what kind of man Gregory Hawtrey "Gregory told me to explain what things are like out there," he said. Agatha looked at Mrs. Hastings and once more a smile crept into the older woman''s eyes. In the meanwhile, Mrs. Hastings came upon Wyllard alone in the music-room. "And the girl is going to marry him," said Mrs. Hastings, raising her "I think I owe Mr. Wyllard a good deal," she said. reached the homestead Agatha joined Mrs. Hastings, while Wyllard pitched "Wait," returned Wyllard; "there''s a little more to be said. Mrs. Hastings glanced at Agatha, who understood what the look meant, for Agatha said nothing further, for the little girls appeared just then, Little more was said, and in another half-hour Wyllard and his 25947 "Yes, you do, Karl," Olga said, as she turned and faced him. Karl walked over to Olga and said with quiet earnestness: Olga covered her burning face with her hands, and Karl went on: "Come in, madame," Karl said, bowing gravely and entering into her play. "Karl, my good friend, I did wrong in coming here," Olga said. Millar had talked so absorbingly that Karl and Olga unconsciously drew Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl''s and Olga''s as they "Yes, but Olga has been here for two hours," Herman said, looking at his "Yes, put on your coat," Herman said, turning to talk to Millar, whom he Karl and Mimi drew away from each other, and Millar looked at them, Karl said nothing more, and after a few minutes of silence Millar "Ah, Karl, she is a clever woman; cleverer than I thought," Millar said, Karl took the letter, looking wonderingly from Olga to Millar. 25971 When Tanqueray wanted to annoy Jane he told her that she looked like her "Because," said Rose, "I like taking care of people." "Rose," he said, "do you think I''m good-looking?" "Rose," he said, "if you stroke my hair too much it''ll come off, like It was Nicky, come, he said, to know if she were going to Miss "No," said Jane, "it isn''t like him." She rose. "That''s just like Mr. Tanqueray," said Rose. All my best things come," said Nicky "--like _that_!" "Does anybody," said Jane, "know how the really beautiful things are "Why do you like me?" said Jane, whose vision of Owen Prothero was again things he thought could not be said while he sat there, at Brodrick''s "My dear Rose," said Jane, "whatever do you think she''ll do?" "She knows she isn''t allowed into this room," said Tanqueray to Jane. 25989 was not a man for whose talk Noel cared at any time, but he felt a "What do you mean?" said Noel, looking at him suddenly very straight and took a long look at her lovely face. "Good-night, Christine," he said, feeling sure he might venture this "And without loving your husband?" said the little teacher, with a look last of me--the very last of the Christine who loved to look beautiful "Come into the dressing-room with me," Christine said. Once only Christine opened her eyes, and finding Hannah still there said Mother loves her baby, that she does, and when her little man gets "Poor little ill baby," he said, going close to her side, where she When Christine came the next morning the pity that Noel felt for her When Noel eagerly said yes she took the great bunch in her hand "Christine," he said, "you love me." "I know it," said Christine. 26519 Joan Rutherford sat very straight in her chair, her eyes looking out in man said; he watched the colour creep into her face, "God knows we are "Joan," he said quickly, his hands caught at hers again, "let us stop "I suppose Aunt Janet is a little hard about these things," Joan Joan brought her eyes away from the garden and looked at him. "Well," asked Mabel, "is she nice, Dick, did you like her?" Her eyes Mrs. Westwood sat back in her chair, her eyes no longer looked at Joan. Mabel came to sit in his smoking-room the night before her wedding, Mrs. Grant having gone early to bed. Joan dragged her eyes away from Dick. "Dick," she said quickly, "ask her to come out to tea some day and bring "I thought you were never coming," Dick was saying quickly to Joan. "Joan," Dick said quickly; he came towards her. 26593 "I haven''t laughed from the heart in a very long time," he said, returning "My dear Mr. Courtlandt, you are the last man in all the wide world I wish woman was right: it had taken him a long time to come to the conclusion "You will excuse me, Herr Rosen," said Nora, as she laid her hand upon the "Abby, old man, how are you?" said Courtlandt, smiling warmly and holding "I should like to meet Mr. Harrigan." Courtlandt returned his gaze to the "That''s Courtlandt," said Abbott, when his friend was gone. "Nora, Molly, I want you to meet Mr. Courtlandt. "Mr. Courtlandt can''t keep his eyes off of Nora." Slyly from the corner of her eye Nora looked at Courtlandt, who was at "You never told me you knew Courtlandt," said Harrigan, speaking to The man who thinks he''s going to get Nora by walking 26596 "Sir John," Miss Pellissier said impressively, "has asked your sister "Now I should like to know," she said, looking at him with a quiet "I should like to speak to you for a few minutes," he said to Anna, "I think," Anna said, "that the less you know about me the better. "I came," Anna answered, looking her sister steadily in the face, "to "A thick-set, coarse-looking young man, Anna!" she exclaimed in a "You don''t know him, Anna," she said with a little shudder, "or you Anna''s eyes opened a little wider, but she said nothing. Anna looked for a moment steadily at her sister, whose face was still "There is someone in my rooms," Anna said. "I know very little of him beyond his name," Anna answered. "I will tell you all that I know," Anna said. "I like your brother better than any other man I know," Anna said at 27198 Mrs. Crowley had asked Lucy and Dick Lomas to stay with her in the ''It was very good of you to ask Lucy down here,'' said Dick, suddenly. ''Do ring the bell for tea,'' said Mrs. Crowley to Lucy, as she turned ''And do you like Alec MacKenzie, Lucy?'' asked Dick. ever saw in my life.'' Dick turned to Lucy and Mrs. Crowley with a wave Dick looked straight into Alec MacKenzie''s eyes. ''Would you like me to leave you?'' asked Alec, who had accompanied Lucy ''Oh, my poor Lucy,'' said Mrs. Crowley, with a sob in her voice. During the months that had passed since Alec left England, Lucy''s love ''I didn''t know you were going to be married, Dick,'' said Lady Kelsey, Alec turned to Lucy, and they looked into one another''s eyes. ''You know how long he''s cared for you, Lucy,'' said Lady Kelsey. 27342 Athalie said slowly: "Somebody shot and killed a poor little dog, "Also," said Athalie, "I _was_ thinking about that poor little yellow "See here, Athalie," he said, "you''re a little girl and you don''t finally Athalie said bluntly: "If I didn''t know you were straight I "Athalie," he said, completely surprised by the girl''s frank avowal "It''s so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand. "No," said Athalie with a faint smile, "it isn''t much to ask." She held Athalie''s narrow hand for a moment, and the girl looked into Athalie said, after a few moments of silence: "I don''t think I "But," said Athalie, looking at him out of blue eyes the chiefest "Come on, Athalie," he said, "tell Peg to turn on one of those Athalie, still smiling, said: "Shall I ask you, Clive?" "Are you sure?" said the man as Athalie lifted her eyes from the 27461 "I want to tell you," continued Paul, "whilst I remember, that Mrs. Duveen''s daughter, Flamby, is to be allowed to come and go as she likes Duveen, as Paul did not fail to note; and in the masculinity of Flamby''s Now it was Paul who hesitated and wondered, his respect for Flamby and "Yes," said Paul, raising his eyes, "the old goddess of the Nile seems "I don''t know," said Flamby, looking up slowly. said Thessaly, "and ninety per cent of eyes are staring at Paul Mario. Paul walked into the cosy little sitting-room and Flamby having closed bogey-man." Flamby had stood up, too, and now Paul held her by the "Paul is no ordinary man, Flamby, but neither is he a magician. "Do you know, Thessaly," said Paul, "to-night I cannot help thinking of Flamby opened the door and Paul stood looking at her in the 2765 BOLETTE WANGEL comes from the room opening on the verandah. Yes, I thought of speaking to Doctor Wangel one of these (He goes up to WANGEL, and ELLIDA, BOLETTE, and HILDE remain in the I shouldn''t think Arnholm liked coming up-hill. (WANGEL, ELLIDA, ARNHOLM and LYNGSTRAND come up from the right.) I know it well, dear Ellida (laying his hands upon her head). with them come ARNHOLM, BOLETTE, HILDE, and LYNGSTRAND.) Ellida (looking at WANGEL). Dear Wangel, I think you, as a doctor, must know that better But, dear Wangel, why, you now know yourself how he looks. Now just think a little, dear Ellida. (ARNHOLM, BOLETTE, HILDE, and LYNGSTRAND come into the garden. Yes, Wangel, I know it so well! Yes, dear, faithful Wangel--now I am coming back to you again. (HILDE, BALLESTED, LYNGSTRAND, ARNHOLM, and BOLETTE come into the Arnholm (looking at WANGEL and ELLIDA). 27661 "I thought so, but Grandmother said Spring was coming early this year. Rosemary''s breath came and went quickly; her heart fluttered with a "Poor little mother," said Rosemary, to herself. little mother died, having lived only long enough to ask that the baby Across the table, the light shone full upon Alden''s face, but, man-like, The new joy surged in every heart-beat as Rosemary went up the Hill of Edith looked long and earnestly into the sweet old face. "He doesn''t look a bit like you," said Edith, irrelevantly. [Sidenote: Rosemary Meets Edith] Alden laughed, but Edith went on, thoughtfully: "I''d like to do her hair Heaven, Rosemary had stood that day, weeping, and Love had come to "Father and Mother planted this rose," Alden said, "the day they were "I''m sorry, Aunt Matilda," said Rosemary, kindly, "if you want to read, "Rosemary," said Aunt Matilda, a little later; "Ma''s a hard woman--she 27894 Martin Paz, after having come to the assistance of the young girl, Martin Paz knew that Sarah was the daughter of the wealthy Samuel; he "Perfectly, sir; it was Martin Paz, the Indian of the mountains." "What news can the Sambo give us of Martin Paz?" asked an Indian. "A young girl has prayed for the return of Martin Paz, for she has not the death of Martin Paz. The conversion of the young girl was the most Sarah raised her head toward Martin Paz. The Indian had drawn himself up Martin Paz carried the young girl Don Vegal had forgotten Sarah, to think only of Martin Paz. He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of "On!" cried Manangani, addressing himself to Martin Paz. But the young Indian had just stooped and no longer heard him, for an "Well done, my son, well done!" said Don Vegal to Martin Paz, pressing 28443 "I think Eleanor must be back from the city," Mrs. Tiffany was saying, "Say, we didn''t do a thing to that tree," said Bertram Chester, with "You remember the young man who went over with Eleanor to drive away To the great relief of Eleanor, Mrs. Tiffany came out to meet them, "Yes, I know it is overcrowded," said Bertram Chester, not a particle Mark Heath; the spirit came into the face of Bertram Chester. "This reminds me of the places one slips into abroad," she said, "Mr. and Mrs. Wark--Lars Wark you know--took me to just such an old ruin in Kate Waddington spent that night with Eleanor Gray in the Tiffany old Sturtevant mahogany, came upon Bertram Chester like a stage "Eleanor," spoke Mrs. Tiffany, "suppose you show Mr. Chester your end "The man who gets Eleanor Gray--and especially if Bertram Chester is 28461 turned round and said, "Look here, Miss Dymond, you think I don''t like "It''s only a spin," said Ranny, though the look on his mother''s face was "Quite a good hat," said Winny, looking at it with her little head on "If you''d wait, Ranny," said his mother, "but the two years." And his smiled when they saw Ranny and Violet come out of Granville every "Come in and have a look round," said Ranny. Sundays, when Ranny''s mother saw her, Baby was still a Little Rose, a was, as Ranny said, a forgiving little thing; it had never in its life ("Same here," said Ranny.) And she couldn''t keep up like she know how it is," said Ranny''s mother, "but your Father takes to her. "He''s just such another as you, Ranny," Winny said. was thinking, never know (as Ranny had once said) what was going on 28590 girl who''s more like an old maid than a woman going to be married." In Allerton''s room Steptoe found the young master of the house half suppose she must stay at the house till--I told Steptoe to look after "Nothink so good won''t ''ave ''appened in this ''ouse since old Mrs. Allerton went to work and died." is--but if madam won''t sye nothin'' at all, the wind''ll be out o'' Mrs. Courage''s syles like. To Steptoe and Letty she said: "''Ave the goodness to sit yourselves matter of fact, Letty commented, the eyes brought a little too much time she ventured, like Steptoe, to be Barbara Walbrook herself, things Barbara Walbrook might think of herself; but in all little She thought, too, that Miss Walbrook liked her a little better. Having placed it before Miss Walbrook he turned to Letty. threw a glance at Letty, and said: "You don''t _look_ like a Rashleigh, 29041 "I''ve got Eric Lane coming," interrupted Lady Poynter, groping for a Barbara shook her head and looked round the room with eyes which had "I''m going to my club, Lady Barbara," said Eric with slow distinctness "Lady Barbara, I am going to cut you off," said Eric distinctly. Barbara again asked Eric whether he had a rehearsal that day. "At dinner to-night--Mr. Manders, I can''t get Eric to see what bad plays he writes and what good The rehearsal, despite Barbara, was over in good time, and Eric could I haven''t seen him for a long time," said Eric. "Don''t burn the mid-night oil too long," said Lady Lane, brushing Eric''s "I don''t ask you to say it''s a good play," Eric observed to Barbara, as "I want you to take this seriously," said Eric, when Barbara arrived for "I don''t know how lately you''ve seen Eric," said Lady Lane, "but I''m 29500 ''It looks immensely high,'' said Sir Henry, his eyes twinkling. he met Clara without a qualm, and forgot even that Sir Henry was like a ''Ah!'' said Charles, remembering Sir Henry''s depressed glance round the ''Little girl,'' said Sir Henry, ''I feel that you understand me. ''He wants to patronise Charles,'' thought Clara, and then she decided ''I''m going to see Charles through,'' said Clara, ''and you''ll see how we ''You had better ask Charles and Verschoyle to supper,'' said Clara. Sir Henry talked at Clara in a boyish attempt to dispossess Charles. ''You and Charles could do that very well,'' said Clara, who felt that ''I won''t be a moment, my dear,'' said Sir Henry, and Lady Butcher sailed ''There is nothing like Caliban in Nature,'' said Clara sweetly, and Sir ''Life is a miserable business for a woman,'' said Sir Henry. ''As Clara,'' said Charles simply. 29581 "Yes," said the Marquise, rising, "when I heard the story of the girl "Yes, Gertrude is a little like that," assented Mrs. McVeigh, and promising to speak a good word for Delaven to the little girl across said, regretfully, "and I''ve heard that the old Lorings lived like "Yes; just look at Pluto and Bob," said Evilena, motioning towards the "You are a brave little woman, Miss Gertrude," said the Judge, bowing when Retta come back Mahs Matt tell her little Rhoda dead long time "They are yours, too, Marquise," said the girl, smiling a little; but done us a good turn and sent you to our home," said McVeigh, though he Pluto watched them leave the room and enter the apartments of Mr. Loring, where Mrs. McVeigh, Miss Gertrude and Delaven were at that then said: "Colonel McVeigh is a friend; I should not like to think 29748 "Sure you can git a job, bud," he said, coming over to where Lambert sat "You look like a man that''d been on a horse a time or two," said Jim, "He looks like he might go some," Lambert commented in the vacuous way It was Taterleg who said that, standing near Jim, a little way behind The Duke was riding old Whetstone like a feather, letting him have his A good many years before the day that the Duke and Taterleg came riding "He couldn''t refuse a man a friendly turn like that, Duke. old man lifting his arms like a strutting gobbler, his head held high, and kept going single-handed so long; "white-faced cattle, like they''ve line of the fence on a day when Lambert had been on the ranch a little "A man''s got to take a day off sometimes to rest his face and hands," he 30630 By the time a man has discovered that he is in love with a woman, she is Nowadays a girl''s favorite way of committing suicide for love of a man, True Love, in the cave man, is expressed by a desire to beat a woman, A man seldom thinks of marrying when he meets his ideal woman; he waits of memory, a man is usually off pursuing a lot of little new loves in Love is what makes a man appear blissfully happy, when a woman is Love is what makes a woman laugh delightedly when a man is telling her Every time a man hits a woman''s vanity he makes a dent in her love. A man falls in love through his eyes, a woman through her imagination, A man may have heart enough to love more than one woman at a time, but 30884 "Then you are, naturally, hungry," Juba said. "Come," Juba said, turning, "We are not far from the cottages." "Juba," the mother said, "there is blood on his hands. "Juba," Mother said with a smile, pulling the girl''s cloak, for she approach, and Juba wanted to hide her face from her mother. "It is true," Juba said. "Look into your heart, Juba," the mother interrupted. It is in this way, Juba thought, that men seem strong, because they "You are perhaps right," Juba said. "Look, Juba," he said, "I''ve been thinking on other things ever since "Your tape," Juba said. "I believe you," Juba said, "and the answer is no. "Yes," Juba said. "But as soon as you take off," Juba said, wondering if she would "It is too late," Juba said, and pulled away, afraid to talk more. "Juba ..." the mother said, standing in her path. "Later," Juba said. 30970 began to feel like a globe-trotter already; the Cantankerous Old Lady look at me like that: be practical, Elsie, and let me help you paint the mademoiselle,'' he said, in an off-hand tone, ''Lady Georgina has sent me When Lady Georgina and the Count returned, they were like old friends don''t need them, my dear,'' Lady Georgina said to me, with a because I saw a good-looking young man evidently trying to avoid you ''Miss Cayley,'' she said, introducing me; ''my nephew, Mr. Harold Tillington. ''But you will come to the hotel at once, Harold?'' Lady Georgina ''But, Lady Georgina,'' I cried, ''you said you ''I think you have a dear, kind old heart,'' I said, ''under the quaintest always the said Harold Ashurst Tillington consents to marry"-I think ''And how have you been all this time, dear Lady Georgina?'' I asked, ''To my house, dear,'' Lady Georgina answered, looking anxiously at me; 31327 Tod Denver glared at Charley, who was a moondog and looked like one, But Tod Denver had won Charley in a crap game at Crystal City; and Charley liked Denver too well to put up with less interesting effort, so Denver merely sighed and made a face at Charley. "Charley, my moondog," Denver explained. Maybe if he looked into those old Martian workings, the money would be The girl went ahead, and Denver followed, regretting his politeness Darbor''s face lighted like a flaming sunset in the cloud-canopy of Big Ed Caltis stood behind Denver''s chair. Denver began a long bill of particulars against Big Ed Caltis of Tod Denver and Darbor threaded their way through Denver dumped them outside, helped Darbor up and closed the It was not fun for Tod Denver and Darbor. Like avenging angels, Denver and Darbor charged together down the Denver went back to Charley. 31372 "Because," said Raven, "Dick''s got a head for organizing. "Well," said Raven curtly, cracking his voice at him in a way Dick had "What I want to know is," said Dick, "what he thought he was going off Mr. Raven, for God''s sake tell me why my baby''s got to look like that man?" "I can tell you," said Nan, a little white coming round her lips, as it "I''m going, too," said Nan. She gave her hand to Raven. "Do you know, Nan," said Raven, with a sudden resolution, "what Dick "Good Lord, Nan," said Raven, "where do you get such thoughts?" "I wonder," said Raven impetuously, "if you think she''s got any mind at "Bed?" Raven asked, also getting up, and Nan said good night and was "Dick," said Raven sharply, "we''ll leave Nan out of this." "I fancy," said Raven, "Nan''ll tell you you''ve got nothing whatever to 31399 Joyce said "ninety-nine" many times obediently, and was like a child in Joyce wondered how Mrs. Fox had come to hear of it as, since her return "He thinks a lot of Honor," said Joyce remembering their conversation in "Mrs. Fox always gets news in advance of everyone else," said Honor. "And he knows his wife better," said Mrs. Bright with satire. "Poor, poor Mrs. Meek!" said Honor, thinking of the lonely "Doctor Dalton said Elsie''s heart was weak," moaned Mrs. Meek. "Because," said Joyce with childish impulsiveness, "Honor Bright was Mrs. Meredith''s way and neglected Honor Bright. Station brought thoughts of Mrs. Meredith and Honor Bright whose With a friend like Captain Dalton at her service, so to speak, and Honor "God knows the biggest thing in my life is my love for you," he said "Honor, are you in love with Captain Dalton?" Mrs. Bright asked 31416 Miss Keating wondered how long it would be before Kitty Tailleur would Miss Keating shut her eyes to keep out her vision of Kitty''s face with For Lucy Mrs. Tailleur''s face wore, like a veil, the shadow of the incredible past and But as Jane pointed out to Robert, little things came out, The thing, Lucy said, would be for Jane to get her some day all alone. But Jane said, No; Mrs. Tailleur was ten times more afraid of her than Lucy held the door open for Miss Keating when Mrs. Tailleur had passed "Miss Lucy," she said, and Jane turned at the penetrating sibilants of "There are," said Miss Keating, "other things; I don''t know that I''m a Kitty came and stood beside Miss Keating and looked down at her. And Mrs. Tailleur said, looking at Mr. Lucy, "How about poor Bunny''s room? "I don''t know," said Kitty, "what I''m going to do." 31489 "I shall marry where I love," said Leone. "Leone, Lady Chandos." More than once that evening she said those words cross, Lord Chandos happy as the day was long, and Leone beautiful as a "Leone, have you said good-bye to your uncle?" asked Lord Chandos. "Father," he said, "allow me to introduce to you my wife, Leone, Lady "Lance," said Lady Chandos, "what shall we do if your parents will "You look very happy, Leone," said Lord Chandos. "You make me very proud, Leone," said Lord Chandos, "when you tell me of "I have done, Lady Lanswell," she said; "you tell me that Lord Chandos "Do you know Lord Chandos?" asked Lady Marion, after a time. "You are very kind, Lady Chandos," said Leone. "Those are strong words, Lady Chandos," said Leone. "Lance," said Leone, "do you know that while Lady Lanswell was talking 31542 character, tender of heart and frail as to body in the way Pierre was, so long ago he had tried to read the heart of the little brother, and "It''s the first time," said he, "that I''ve thought the war had any good Pierre held the left arm of Luce closely pressed to him; they being icy, Luce stopped her work, which Pierre was not allowed to see. "Yes," said Pierre, "the time is short." any more, for since she had come to know Pierre her love had caused her "Life does not last much more," said Pierre. certainly at that time Pierre was the girl and Luce the lover.... "Like yours," said Luce. "Oh, Luce, little ugly one, how ugly you talk," said Pierre laughing. "Why does one love so much?" said Pierre. "I ask you that," said Pierre, "in order to make you say what I know 31700 LOVE is the feeling that makes a man turn on the hot water when he meant IT isn''t the girls whom he has loved and lost that a man sighs for; it''s A MAN never marries when he ought to; he waits until some woman comes A MAN may feel like a brute at taking a kiss from a nice girl--but it A MAN thinks that by marrying a woman he proves he loves her, and that LOVE always comes to a man as a surprise; he feels like a person who has A WOMAN can do nothing wrong, as long as a man is in love with her, and WHEN a man makes a woman his wife it''s the highest compliment he can pay proverb; but when it comes to man''s love for a woman the worst of WHEN a man declares that making love to a particular woman "wouldn''t be 31897 "It''s all right, Margaret," Victor Quink said. "Yes, she''s probably the most beautiful woman I know," Fairfield said. "I don''t want you to think _that_, Mrs. Fairfield," he said. "Mimi," Victor said a bit pompously, standing up and leaning over her, "As a matter of fact," Victor said, "it makes extremely good sense Victor nodded and she said, "So you know I''m not his wife _that_ way, at "Well, you know," Mimi said, "we''re not talking about a normal man, "Thank you, perhaps just one more," Victor said as Donald Fairfield came "Now, Mr. Fairfield," Victor said, "let''s not be unfair. "Somehow, Mr. Fairfield," Victor said, "somehow I get the feeling you''re "I''d like to try hypnotism," Victor said to her one day in his office. "Galileo," Donald Fairfield said, "it came to me just a few moments ago. "Of course, you''re not," Victor said. 32078 "It''s so sweet of you to come, Georgie," his mother said when George Still in the customary, martyr''s whisper, George''s mother said, "This "Jenny and her mother are coming to dinner to talk over a marriage "And begin taking the compound every day." His mother smiled. Since his mother hadn''t asked him in, George returned to his That seemed self-evident, but George had no way of knowing if any George had seen the love stories on television; he knew how he was "Jenny really wants to marry you, George," she confided. George''s mother held out When she and her mother left that evening, she held George''s hand in Mrs. Harper and George''s mother managed to put on a splendid show in George received a business sedan from his mother, the George knew how to drive; his mother had wanted him to do a great deal 32229 DRAW ON MY ACCOUNT AT BANK STOP ANNE his continued researches, he came to New York, which, as you know, is here to work on an anti-gravity belt, his lifelong project. You may wonder, reasonably enough, what Professor Burdinghaugh has to do "My boy," he said to me later, as he strapped a bulky belt around my anti-gravity belt?" he confided. The sound of Professor Burdinghaugh''s voice brought an abrupt end to "Professor," I asked hesitantly, "how do I turn off the belt?" just before I entered a cloud, I saw the Professor standing far below, Professor had said the belt was powered by batteries. say, I immediately tried to locate Professor Burdinghaugh, but have been An anti-gravity belt! Besides, I happen to have met your Professor Phelps-Smythe Burdinghaugh anti-gravity belt and seemed rather amused at the idea. the way you maligned the Professor, trying to make me think _he_ was fact--the anti-gravity belt. 32514 "I''ve come to see you about Ned," she volunteered as de Grandin lit "You mean Ned Minton?" I asked, wondering what a middle-aged physician to do it; but this is no case of a new love crowding out the old. a deal in shopworn goods, I still love Ned, and I don''t intend to let grim, pale horse and leave poor little Julie d''Ayen famishing for left while she looked at me through half-closed, smiling eyes. Little Julie whom I''d held in my arms, whose mouth had lain on the girl in New Orleans, the snake that comes and disappears, the was old Maman Dragonne--the little white one''s _grand''tante_--who This girl he met was most indubitably Julie, poor little "Do you recall what Julie said when first the snake appeared?" he haste, my heart, we have but little time, and I would know the kisses "Julie!" we heard Ned''s despairing cry, and: 32760 "You''ve got to believe me, Trina," Max said. "I think so too," Max Cramer said, moving closer to Trina. "The people live out in the open, like this?" Trina said. Max stood beside Trina in the crowd that pressed close about his ship. "You didn''t like that other world," Trina said. "When you''re down there it''s even more like Earth," Max said. "Please come, Trina," Max said. "They''d like some of you to come visit their world," Bernard said. "It''s a fine world to come back to," Max said, and he and the tall man "We walk," Trina said, opening her eyes to look at the girl and then "There aren''t half that many people on the whole world," Trina said. Trina shook her head and looked up at Max. He was smiling out at the They looked at Max. Slowly he turned his head and smiled at Trina, and then he too stood up. 32833 "We''re going to have to tell Miss Kitty as soon as she wakes up." It was Sam Eade talking to Lt. Harper--the two men who had escaped with her. "Only it''s not the map that''s wrong, Miss Kitty," he said. "Sam knows his business, too, Miss Kitty," Lt. Harper said. Kitty said didactically, "then Man has not evolved on New Earth." Since They stood on the ground of New Earth, and looked at one another the way Miss Kitty detested women who nagged at men, but she felt compelled to "Miss Kitty," Sam said in a kind of awe. continuity of Man. Even so little as this gathering of wild rice, before Women, back on Old Earth, had looked at her with pity and a little "What children, Miss Kitty?" Lt. Harper asked, and he was looking at her "But I never dreamed Miss Kitty would start getting ideas," Sam said in 32906 After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay escape the Earth into space, the first man to Mars! For a long time, the men''s egos hadn''t been The last desperate attempt of man to get into space--to Mars--a woman''s Bowren felt the perspiration start from his face. "How else could I think of you, darling," the man said. The man got up, lifted the woman in his arms, held her high. She gasped, sank away as Bowren hit the man, hard. He remembered how the men of Earth had rationalized a long time, making man for every woman, yet no men from Earth. him, the men who had replaced him and every other man on Earth. The man turned a distasteful look upon Bowren. He thought about the men on Earth "It doesn''t matter why," Bowren said. And that''s the only way Earth men can ever 32939 mean?" Long might have seemed to ask; while Mrs. Brissenden conveyed I waited a little, having for the moment an idea on my hands. "Very well then," said Mrs. Brissenden, "doesn''t Mr. Long''s tenderness "It''s wonderful what you know!" Mrs. Brissenden again laughed. I observed that as a consequence of this Long looked neither at Mrs. Server nor at Obert; he looked only at me, and with quite a penetrable _Don''t_ we want," I asked of Mrs. Server, "to know what it put the natural question: "What wonderful things was Long just saying to mind." "See how amusing he is at the present moment to Mrs. Server." If Lady John''s out of the question, how can Mrs. Server possibly Mrs. Brissenden''s look at me was for a moment of the least this moment Mrs. Server moved, and the next--as if it were time for "Mrs. Server thinks I know what makes her happy?" I 32988 an eye of long-suffering negation on Ewing, he went out to the horses. Ben Crider, after a long, fervent look at Ewing''s back, caught his "They''re only little things I''ve seen," murmured Ewing. "May I look?" asked Ewing, his eyes running about the room to the many friendly, you know, and we''re sure it''s time to eat." He looked at Ewing They turned toward Ninth Street, and Ewing told of his hour at Mrs. Lowndes'', scarce conscious of Teevan''s questioning, for the little man Nor did he speak often of Mrs. Laithe to Teevan, for the little man was road, but that Teevan knew it--that the little man must long have known eyes rested on Ewing a moment, then, with a difficult smile, she turned new look in Ewing''s eyes, knowing as she did its secret spring. Ewing shot another look at Teevan, and then said, almost as if to 32996 woman really loved one another, no chain could be riveted too close or horse, a man ten years the king''s senior, with a mocking, bitter eye, a sweetness of our love shall be an unbreakable chain--on through a eyes--"and bind you two honey-loves together with a ten-foot chain." "No''m," Plaster said, as he lifted the chain to a more comfortable place "Dis chain ain''t heavy, Plaster," Pearline protested. Excusin'' dat, I likes dis chain--it ties us to "Yes''m," Plaster answered as he pulled the chain from under her feet and "Don''t you never shave yo'' face, Plaster?" the lady asked when the love "But I''s chained up wid Plaster," Pearline protested. "One time you said you liked my singin''," Plaster retorted. "We''ll see whether she loves him so much or not," said the duke. "Why, no," said Gaspard; "as for that, she''s really in love with that 330 I saw Miss Cobb and Mrs. Biggs coming down the path to the spring-house, things hang, for when I saw the storm I gave up the idea of bringing Mr. Sam down to see the young man, and the breath of fresh air in my face Mr. Pierce walked over to Miss Patty, took her hand, said, "Hello "There is no such rule and you know it, Minnie!" Miss Patty said Mr. Pierce took a quick step toward Miss Patty and looked down at her. "My letter, please," said Miss Patty coolly, looking back at him without "Look at your work, woman," he said to me when I opened the door. "If you really want me to be happy," Miss Patty said, going over to her, "I know it''s asking a good bit, Mr. Pierce," he said, "and personally When I got back to the spring-house Miss Patty and Mr. Pierce were still 33012 Mrs. Raeburn looked down in the round blue eyes of Jenny. Young Jenny making him look like a fool! "I don''t dance like that," said Jenny. Mrs. Raeburn stayed a week, and Jenny said good-bye without any feeling Jenny thought she looked like an organ-woman, with her dark, "Love?" said Jenny, looking round over her shoulder at Valérie. curve, Jenny looked out of the window and saw the great express, like a "I don''t like my eyes," said Jenny emphatically. "If any other man had spoken like you spoke," said Jenny, "I''d have got "Maurice said I shouldn''t like you," Jenny sobbed. "Tell him from me this little girl''s all right," said Jenny. "I think I shall like having a baby," said Jenny, "when we can take him "He looks like an apple lying there," said Jenny. "I don''t think he''s much like anybody, I don''t," said Jenny, 33028 "Come," she said, "we have seen all over the house; let us get back into rooms, when the last pipe had been smoked, the last good-night said, my word," said Vincent, and went back to his doorway, thinking of the "I''m not," said Nina, "but I want to work, and I like you best when "I''m not happy," said Nina, turning away what seemed to Molly a new turned her head sidewise, like a little bird, and looked at her friend "Look here," said Milly, "I really came in to ask you to come away with "You''re a good little thing, after all," she said. "How little you know him," she said, "after all these years! "It''s all over," he said; "the real original old Aunt Kate is coming "Look here," he said, as the door closed between them and the "He was looking a little bit below himself, you know, and I said: ''Go 33117 "Don''t you think it''s just a little curious, Mr. Good," she asked "Say, Judith," he said suddenly, one night at dinner, "Good''s going to "You seem to be rather hostile to religion, Mr. Good," said Judith, "Yes," said Roger, sympathetic with Good''s isolation. As the adieus were being said, Judith realised that Good was missing. Good looked inquiringly at Judith, and she motioned to Roger. "Well, Roger," said Good finally, "what''s your verdict?" "I think,--if you''ll let me off at _The Dispatch_ office ..." said Good "Mr. Good," said Judith slowly, looking at him steadily, "I want "My dear Faxon," said Roger, "you have already told me how little I know "People prove superior to those things every day," said Good mildly. "So I''ve heard," said Good with a curious little laugh which she did not "I would like to see Mr. Good," said Judith to the round-shouldered 33187 "You''d better come quickly, Armitage, or it''ll go harder with you!" said "Oh, Grace, how can you look at such horrid sights?" ejaculated Mrs. Stuart, fanning herself nervously and averting her face. "I wish it hadn''t happened," said Grace, as she kissed her hand in adieu Mrs. Stuart had visited Egypt before, but to Grace it was like a glimpse "Grace does not expect to love the man she will marry, so her utter Like most American girls, Grace had little to learn in regard to life''s Mrs. Stuart looked so depressed at this discouraging opinion that Grace "I''d look pretty with white hair," laughed Grace. Armitage''s eyes followed those of his mate until they alighted on Grace, "They look like bananas," said Grace, starting to peel and eat one. "Come along," said Armitage, leading the way. fully realized it before, Grace knew now that this man had come to be 33206 "I''m sleeping here to-night, you know, for the first time," said Guy. He "Yes, but I don''t know what an old berberis looks like," said Guy, "Yes, I suppose Pauline is very happy," said Guy in a depressed voice. Pauline was longing to know what Miss Verney thought of Guy, and "Thank you very much for showing me that," said Guy. Soon it was time to say good-by to Miss Verney and, having made many "Pauline," said Guy, "let''s go for a walk to-morrow morning and see if In the Rectory everybody was anxious to know how Guy liked Pauline''s Next day when Guy did come it was wet; and Pauline wished Margaret would "I''ll promise you never to go to Guy''s house," said Pauline. "Margaret," said Guy, "if this Summer Pauline and I have seemed to run "Without Pauline," Margaret went on, "Guy might easily become his father "I said you could see Pauline every day," she told Guy. 33207 In the ripple of laughter which followed the logic, Orr turned to Mrs. Loftus, Annandale to Miss Waldron, Loftus to Fanny Price. Loftus looked into Fanny''s eyes. "Yes, Mrs. Loftus," Orr was saying, "Miranda is fat, very fat. "How do you like my hat?" said Fanny to Sylvia. treat me?" Fanny, as she spoke, looked Loftus in the eyes and made a Loftus stood up, took Marie''s hand again, held it a second, nodded at Annandale and Orr. Annandale, who could not keep a thing from Sylvia, told her about it. A moment and Orr entered, eying Annandale curiously as he came. "Yes," Annandale resumed, "and that was Loftus, an old friend of Loftus moved forward to where Sylvia and Fanny sat. "Did you know about Fanny and Loftus?" he suddenly asked. Annandale again ran his hand across his eyes; then, looking up at Orr, Orr, before answering, looked at Annandale. 33259 The life of Francis Hume began in an old yet very real tragedy. mother, a lovely young woman, died at the birth of her child: an event One spring day, when the boy was eight years old, his father had said came, Ernest Hume looked into his son''s brown eyes and asked,-it flashed upon me that my father had said the ''cello is like a woman "But perhaps we shall like them!" I said, and my voice choked in the about on it, laughing like a wood-thrush gone mad with joy, while the of you, my soul spoke and said to me, "So great a thing must be "Is that the man you said you might love?" I whispered. see I have been up all night, thinking of this woman and the world she that all this great world is in pain just like my own. 3328 As a result, Man is no longer, like Don Juan, victor in the duel of in which, as you know, the ordinary man''s main business is to get means tragi-comic love chase of the man by the woman; and my Don Juan is the how any man who was not a fool could, like Bunyan''s hero, look back in the thick of that sort of thing that she thinks a man''s character Jack: I wish you wouldn''t talk like that about Ann. TANNER. ladies; but Ann comes to Tanner and takes his chair, which he offers I think Ann loves you that way: she patted your cheek as cynically, like a man who knows the world well from its seamy side. young man: to know too little, like you, or too much, like Jack. [coming between Malone and Tanner] You are a happy man, Jack 33528 "Do you think so, Florence?" replied Marion Sanderson. "What does she mean?" said Duncan, turning to Mrs. Sanderson for an A servant announced Mr. Grahame, and as Duncan entered, Marion said in a "Charming," said Duncan as he sat down opposite Marion on the Good-night." Marion extended her hand and Duncan held it for a moment. met Duncan; Marion tried to avoid him, but he came toward her and said "I know it," said Florence, "but I think I had better change my gown "Why don''t you speak when you enter a room, Roswell?" said Mrs. Sanderson, looking up suddenly, startled at seeing her husband. Florence came into the room again and Marion, hearing her step, looked "You see, you brought me luck, Mrs. Sanderson," Duncan said to Marion, and Marion could feel that Duncan was looking into her face, but she did 33733 "Then," George said, "she''d have cried her eyes out if she had seen Old Lambert''s indecision, his hands hanging at his sides, hurt George nearly "I''d just as leave tell you," George said, glancing away, "that I never "Do you happen," Betty had said, frowning, "to know Sylvia Planter, or, "You mean," George said, frowning, "that if a man does a rotten thing it George saw Goodhue glance a question at Dalrymple. the little man, George asked himself just what Wandel had to gain by "I''ve always thought," George said, "you were man enough to realize it''s "You''ve come," George said, quietly, "because Goodhue and Wandel have "I can''t help feeling," George said, stubbornly, "that a man has to look "Of course you''ll come, George," Blodgett said. "I know what you mean," George said, "but let me remind you that money "Lambert, to-morrow," George said, "is going away for more than a 33919 space, until they thought of Suzy, there in the WAC manned offices at My God, Suzy, where are you?" Whit could stand the waiting until the time came close, then his mind would give away until her voice, "Suzy, for the hundredth time, will you marry me?" thing like that, Suzy? Whit sat silent, and Suzy kept on talking. That was Suzy''s job on earth, in a drab little office with an engineer "Suzy, I''ll bring you a thousand, one each day, until you say you love Whit would settle back for another day''s dreaming of Suzy, while he kept Suzy''s voice came winging out of space to comfort him for another day, For Suzy loved her men, all seven of them. "I''m not talking about Crazy Cat Tompkins, Suzy," interrupted Miss The door closed on Miss Graham''s back, and Suzy began to think of Whit Whit didn''t speak, and Suzy continued. 33928 Forestier pushed the door open, saying, "Come in." Duroy entered, George Duroy opened his mouth, and said, feeling as much surprised at All the women had their eyes turned upon him, and Madame Walter said, in Forestier said to him in a low voice: "Pay attention to Madame Walter." "Ask Madame Forestier," said he, "whether she will receive me, and tell soon as Daddy Walter had won, he said: "Here is my friend, Duroy." As Duroy bowed to Madame Forestier she scolded him for not having come turning her head, and said: "Good-day, Pretty-boy!" Marelle, and looking her in the eyes, said: "Shall I see you home He was silent, and Duroy, who felt light hearted that evening, said with Forestier raised his head, and turning to his wife, said: "Let me have Then George said: "This is my wife," and the two country people looked 33964 "Steady, steady, old man," said Leicester, with a mocking smile on his "Yes, I know," said Leicester quietly; "and as you chaps are so deeply "Going to carry this thing through, Leicester?" said Winfield when the "Good-night, Jenkins," said Leicester, as the man opened the door. "Olive," said John Castlemaine, after reading the letters which had come "What man was ever equal to a woman in argument?" said Mr. Castlemaine "Exactly," said Leicester; "the people like to be fooled. "Some time ago," said Leicester mockingly, "I was invited to speak at a "But surely, Leicester," said Purvis, "you do not mean that you confess "I think I can mind my own business," said Leicester. "I think Miss Castlemaine ought to know," said Sprague. "Leicester, old man, may I come in?" It was Winfield who spoke. "No--yes," said Leicester; "you might come about half-past six to-night. 34065 "Don''t stand back like that--come into the room." Bulstrode wheeled a his scarred, haggard face, he looked like a gentleman, and Bulstrode Bulstrode gave his orders, and the man left the room. A _distrait_ look passed over her face for a second, and Bulstrode saw Bulstrode as he said good-by seemed to say it--and to look at the Bulstrode smiled in a way that said he thought he might rely on her, Bulstrode''s eyes that silently accused him of a like--"but only a man if he met her eyes, see some look like appeal, Bulstrode avoided you said ''love enough.'' You see that''s the whole thing, Mr. Bulstrode, "Good God, no!" said Bulstrode, "don''t let your man have wind of any passing your time, Mr. Bulstrode," she said, "and I wanted so much to Bulstrode had once said to the Duchess of Westboro'' that a woman should 3418 forward between Sir Howard and Lady Cicely. Lady Cicely and Rankin sit down as before to receive the Captain. BRASSBOUND (turning the singular look again on Sir Howard). Lady Cicely comes to Drinkwater. Brassbound is about to ask Johnson for an explanation, when Lady Cicely good enough to let Lady Cicely Waynflete know that. Captain Brassbound: if you can frighten Lady Cicely, you LADY CICELY (putting down the jar, and coming between Brassbound and DRINKWATER (aside to Sir Howard, as Brassbound turns contemptuously away Lady Cicely comes forward between Brassbound Sir Howard Hallam and Lady Cicely Waynflete, in the Cadi''s jurisdiction. (He comes back.) The Cadi didn''t know that Captain Brassbound KEARNEY (coming between Sir Howard and Lady Cicely). (Sir Howard turns and looks at Rankin Then Captain Brassbound and Sir Howard But Sir Howard told me yesterday that Captain Brassbound SIR HOWARD (to Lady Cicely). SIR HOWARD (to Lady Cicely). 34366 ''Here''s somebody coming to speak to you,'' said Wemyss, for Lucy was The whitest face was Lucy''s, and when Wemyss saw the look on it his ''With you and with Lucy,'' said Wemyss, smiling at the upturned faces. ''Lucy means she couldn''t bear it drawn out,'' said Miss Entwhistle, ''I--don''t think I know,'' said Lucy, looking and feeling very stupid. ''But that''s _why_--that''s _why_,'' Lucy cried when Miss Entwhistle said ''She isn''t simple enough,'' Wemyss would say to Lucy if ever she said ''Oh, Everard----'' said Lucy at that, holding him tight, the thought of ''My little Love,'' said Wemyss, melted by the way her small body was ''A house,'' said Wemyss, explaining its name to Lucy on the morning of ''Come along, little Love,'' said Wemyss, turning to Lucy and holding out ''I''ll go and say good-night to Lucy,'' said Miss Entwhistle as they got 34404 Paul explained he didn''t know which Miss Brooke he meant, but that he "Poor savages!" echoed Paul, for the moment supposing Miss Brooke meant "A DAY and a half to wait before seeing Miss Brooke again," was Paul''s You are just in nice time, Mr. Middleton, to get your cup of tea at its best." And Miss Brooke busied Paul''s gloom was lightened by the smile of Miss Brooke that met his look "But not for good, I hope," said Miss Brooke; and Paul''s universe "Charlie, too, might be useful to you," said Miss Brooke, as Paul rose Miss Brooke having mentioned a year as the time she was likely to remain Paul was hoping, too, he might see Miss Brooke there, as it was not When the dish came, neither Paul nor Miss Brooke liked the curly look of "I scarcely feel like working this afternoon," observed Miss Brooke. 34860 [WU _comes back and hands_ HARRY _a dollar, and then goes out_. [GEORGE _looks at_ DAISY _for a moment_. [DAISY _gives a deep sigh of relief_, HARRY _comes in_. missy Daisy old amah--yes? Old amah got velly good eyes in her What would my little Daisy do without old amah, hi, hi? You think old amah no got eyes? He no likee Daisy''s old amah. Lee Tai velly clever man, Daisy. makes up his mind the best thing is to leave_ DAISY _with the_ AMAH. Don''t kneel, Harry; that isn''t the way a woman wants to be loved. [DAISY _gives_ HARRY _the glass and he helps_ GEORGE _to drink_. [_There is a pause._ HARRY _looks from_ DAISY _to the_ AMAH. Daisy, you know I love you. [_Sombrely looking away from her._] Daisy, I think you can never [DAISY _takes the_ AMAH''S _long pipe in her hands._] Who Daisy, Harry come soon. 34919 between Lord Severance''s and Mrs. Sorel''s was ticketed "Miss Marise "I should think not, if the rest are like you," said Marise. If Garth had ever heard of Marise Sorel''s success in New York and "Oh, by the way, Miss Marks," said Marise, "you needn''t trouble to read It was Mrs. Sorel who appeared and (Marise gasped) Miss Zélie Marks. "Miss Marks and Major Garth are friends," Marise rattled off to her Marise and Mary Sorel talked late that night in the girl''s room. suite shut behind John Garth, Mrs. Sorel came to the girl with news. which forced Marise to think of Garth as often as of Severance, almost Marise said nothing, but looked suddenly as mulish as a beautiful girl "I should like to kill you, Garth," said Severance. Madame Garth--said, ''I should like Céline to come with me.'' ''Very well, an instant let herself think that Garth''s love for Marise Sorel was 35607 Helen made no reply for several moments after Armstrong ceased Armstrong was a remarkable man, as Helen had said. Uncle Peabody''s thoughts reverted to his work as he folded Helen''s "I place the decision wholly in Miss Thayer''s hands," said Armstrong; "For Helen''s sake--" Jack began, but Uncle Peabody interrupted. "I am sure Inez will stay as long as she can, Jack," Helen said, "Your wife," repeated the old man, looking from Helen to Armstrong. "There is your husband now," said Cerini, taking Helen''s hand. "Jack has no right to force you into any such position, Inez," Helen Helen, at the villa," said Uncle Peabody. "I have meant every word I have said, Jack," replied Helen, in a low, "Inez--Miss Thayer, let me present Professor Tesso," said Helen, Helen felt the color come to her face as the contessa''s words recalled Helen," Uncle Peabody replied, hardly knowing what to say. 35618 He was about to turn away when Picton looked round and said with a "''Cause he''s a good plucked ''un, a fighter, a brave man," said Brack. "Brack been spinning yarns?" said Picton, who knew the old man. Dick Langford told Brack''s story to Picton Woodridge and Captain Ben. Both listened attentively: it was immensely interesting to them. "I like him," said Picton; "he looks a good sort." "Come up," said Ben, thinking it passing strange the man did not give "A man," said Ben. He was not a good hand at this sort of thing; he "Glovey''s inside; I''ll send him out," said Ben. When the man was gone Picton stepped inside and looked at his brother Now who may you be, my good man?" said Brack, Mrs. Elroy saw Picton, recognized him, and said to Hector: "That is 35723 princess was born not only before the marriage of her mother, Mme. Froment, with the Count Barineff, but even some months before Mme. Froment appeared in St. Petersburg, where, at the Michael Theater, she As though he felt the young woman''s eyes were fixed on him, Paul Meyrin the Princess Olsdorf and Paul Meyrin felt for each other; and the lines That evening Paul Meyrin left Pampeln, after writing to the prince in The tender, loving heart of Marthe had found a very feeble echo in Mme. Meyrin''s, a woman of cold and reserved temperament; while the affection appear suddenly any day, Paul Meyrin began to long for Lise''s "Paul!" said Mme. Meyrin, the mother, in a beseeching tone, frightened Pampeln to the two poor little forsaken ones intrusted to her care, Mme. Paul Meyrin found forgetfulness of the past in the love of the man she 36079 When with Godfrey Pavely, Oliver Tropenell always called the other man whose presence alone made life sweet and normal at Lawford Chase, Mrs. Tropenell could not doubt--she had had proof of how deeply Laura loved And yet again and again during that uncomfortable half-hour Mrs. Tropenell caught herself wishing that Godfrey Pavely was there, sitting Laura Pavely held out her hand, and Oliver Tropenell took it in his Oliver Tropenell answered slowly, "Yes, I think Godfrey will be fro between Freshley Manor and Lawford Chase was bound to pass by, Mrs. Winslow sat in her drawing-room waiting for Godfrey Pavely. Godfrey and Laura Pavely had both been very kind to Katty over the Then once more he had forgotten Katty till one day, years later, "Mrs. Winslow" had suddenly been shown into his private room at the Bank. natural for Laura, when she knew that Oliver Tropenell was coming to 3609 "Oh, I''m so glad you''ve come," she said, laying her hand in mine. I said, looking down into her eager eyes; "you ought not to have a "I think, perhaps, I could," I said, looking up into her serious face. "I know you did," she said, passionately, looking at me, her lips looked round upon life and its many devious ways with eyes listless and proximity, till I pressed my hands on my eyes, and the thought came Come in," he said, turning a good-looking "Howard," I said, "I''m going out for a turn with Nous, but I will came rain came down steadily, and the man looked at me and said-that formed one thought in my brain, one loved word on my lips--Lucia! I coloured slightly, looked away, and then said merely, "Yes, you don''t "I don''t know," Lucia said, looking away from me through the window, 3621 with that little bit of a red-headed child," said a man to Father and gave him to Peg. He said the dog''s face had a look of Michael "I didn''t know ye had friends in England?" said Peg, eyeing the letter. "Very well," said Alaric, determinedly: "I''ll work, too." Mrs. Chichester looked up pleadingly. As Peg wandered into the room Mrs. Chichester and Alaric looked at her "This lady is Mrs. Chichester--your aunt." Peg looked at her doubtfully "Thank yez," said Peg, bobbing another little curtsey, at which Mrs. Chichester covered her eyes with her hand as if to shut out some Peg dropped a little curtsey to Mrs. Chichester, smiled at Ethel, "Come, Alaric," and Mrs. Chichester left the room after admonishing Peg Ethel went slowly over to Peg and looked into her eyes: that OLD and RESPECTED custom on yer hand," cried Peg. Ethel answered, this time, excitedly and indignantly, giving full and 36237 "There are a great many people who do not like Tug''s looks," the clerk out; and when walking away, after a long look at Davy''s Bend through the looked timidly at Tug. Silas knew the boy very well; little Ben Whittle, the son of his friend, Silas Davy looked that way; a good deal more--a strange man''s face, The people of Davy''s Bend were a good deal like a grumbling and idle town, like this, a great deal is said when a mysterious man arrives, and looked a good deal more like a man in every way than he did on the night "I like Mrs. Wedge," Tug said, looking at that excellent woman with a time he arrived in town, for he did not look like a man who would take one who called to-night on Allan Dorris business looked like a worker; a "Within a month after Allan Dorris came to Davy''s Bend," Silas said, 36355 "Like the effect?" said Doré, leaving the mirror with a last glance, the "Words--words!" said Sassoon, his wandering eye flitting a moment to "Crazy little child!" he said, after staring a moment as if suddenly "Did you hear me come in?" said Doré, raising her gleaming white arms in "Don''t you think I look better?" she said, raising her eyes in heavy "Then she came up close to me--the way old people do, you know--and said "You know, I was quite determined you should come!" she said, laughing, "Don''t you know," he said suddenly, coming toward her, "what is true "Going out?" said Doré, opening her eyes. "And you think that''s worse?" said Dodo, opening her eyes. "I know it is so!" said Massingale, aroused in a way that Dodo had never "Ah, yes; he liked my eyes," she said, laughing. "Oh, Snyder, it''s too cruel, life is too cruel!" said Dodo, her eyes 36503 [Illustration: ELSIE FELT THE GLANCE PASS ACROSS HER AND REST ON ANTHONY Tony Adriance colored a slow, painful red that burned over face and neck During the next few days, Tony Adriance several times saw the girl in He was like that reflection, Tony Adriance thought, with a descending the stairs in his father''s house gowned and jewelled as Mrs. Tony Adriance could be and Lucille Masterson could not. young face of Masterson and the gray eyes of Elsie Murray. The tired, dark-blue eyes of Tony Adriance met the cheerful, light-blue good-natured Tony Adriance in the man who curtly silenced delicate Anthony or Elsie Adriance in these two children at play together. Elsie bought recklessly, so Adriance came home that night to a house An hour later, when Adriance went down the long hill to his day''s work, Had he ever seen Tony Adriance with Mrs. Masterson, she 36551 Every evening, almost, Donald Rogers and his wife Edith sat in a plain I know--very well." It was clear, from the tone of Mrs. Rogers'' voice, that she felt little sympathy for this part of her After eight years of married life, Edith Rogers, busy with her child, glanced at Donald as he said this, and then at Edith, and she felt away, Edith," he said, and his voice seemed to come to her from a long "I''m sorry, mother," said Edith, as she helped in the removal of Mrs. Pope''s coat. "I know all about it, mother," interrupted Donald, with a look of "Yes?" replied Donald, looking in surprise at Edith. "I think, Mr. Brennan," said Donald, turning to the lawyer, "that you "Not yet, Mrs. Rogers," he said, then looked curiously at Donald, as he "Donald--what are you going to do?" Edith looked at his set face, and a 36881 Faith, ashore, had liked Dan''l; she was a little afraid of the new man There was, in Dan''l Tobey''s boat, a little man named Mauger. He had Mauger thus trembling and wild when Noll Wing came on deck, Faith Dan''l stepped a little nearer Noll, and said in a low voice: "His eye is working in Noll Wing, which Faith, and Dan''l Tobey, and all who looked Dan''l pointed forward; and Willis looked and saw Brander talking with Dan''l and Roy, Faith and Noll Wing, Dan''l said harshly: "I never heard that Noll Wing feared any man." Brander smiled; and Faith looked at Dan''l and waited for his word of Dan''l scowled; Noll looked up heavily, met Brander''s eyes. "You''re a strong man, Dan''l," said old Noll. Noll said stoutly: "I''m not a hand to fear any man, Dan''l. Dan''l said: "Faith and Brander are together, on deck, whispering...." He 36914 The Sultan looked at her, all the time wondering why the white man was "Good night, Pansy, little flower," he said softly. "I thought all girls liked sweet things and lived for love," he said as "They look like Arabs," Pansy said. When night came Pansy tried not to think of Le Breton, but the idea of It was love Pansy had wanted in the moonlit garden with Le Breton''s and annoyance; the look that comes to a man''s face when the girl he for the girl beside him looked very different from the Pansy he knew. There was a hurt look in Pansy''s soft eyes as she watched Le Breton. "Look at that wild man from the desert," the Sultan said. Pansy as he would have her, looking at him with eyes full of love. But if Pansy did not know what the Sultan said, the crowd around her 36919 looked at me, and after a long time she said, ''You and I, Ellen, ''It''s rather hard; I''m going to call Ellen,'' said my mother; and other sad things.'' ''Listen, Ellen,'' said my aunt; ''you are Like all young girls, we lived in a close little world of our own. When Roger came back with Mr. Grant, "Look, young man," she said. at me and said, ''Ellen, you focused all my life for me that day children first"; and Ellen''s little mother said, as shyly as a girl, "And so, of course," said the little mother of Ellen, "we will be "Roberta," said Alec, "is Ellen in love with Roger?" said he would like to shout through the town that he loved Ellen, he "I got their poor, little things unpacked [said Ellen] and got and said, ''Ellen, you''re so happy, that''s why we love you,'' and "That''s a long ways," said Ellen. 36937 Count Agenor, a young, well-built man, with a sad, handsome face, which crowd shouted "Huzza!" The count said a few words of thanks, and was Her father said but a few words; the count thanked him by an magistrate said, "Will you do me a great favor, my dear count? think," he said, decidedly, "we had better ask Herr von Wiliszenski for "Do come to my aid," said Lady Anna to the count. "Now, my dear count," said the magistrate, with a glance at Judith, "I The young count had won Judith because she thought him noble and answer, and will not have it said of me: ''The old man lost his senses "Herr von Wroblewski wishes to know if you will speak to him to-day. Consider it well.'' Now, thought I, ''the count knows Judith better than "I know that," said the old lady; "I meant your Christian name." Judith 37169 and Discipline, creating and keeping; love such as_ Diego''s, bloodless and cruel, like that of the_ Duke of Mantua. touching on such subjects with the Duke: women and love, and begins to play_, DIEGO _standing by him at the harpsichord. You speak too learnedly, good Signor Diego, and your words Thou askedst me once, dear Diego, the meaning of that Diego,--and boys like thee pretend to; those to whom life is Good God, Diego, ''tis I who ask thy pardon; and Thou hast understood, dear Diego, and I thank thee for it. ghosts; and I know thee, dearest friend, to be Diego. _The_ DUKE _presses_ DIEGO''S _arm, and, letting it go, walks PETO," _and the name_ Ferdinandus Mantuae Dux. _The_ PRINCESS HIPPOLYTA _of Mirandola, cousin to the_ DUKE; Tell my cousin, good Signor Diego, that I am touched at his Speak not like that, Signor Diego. sing with our Diego''s voice. 37185 "But my dear Pauline," she said, "you cannot possibly mean that you "I think you will admit," said Pauline, in offended reply, "that most of "My dear Mrs. Varick," she said to Pauline, "I am very glad that you "Kindelon is very good to call them standard, Mrs. Varick," said Mr. Whitcomb, in a voice quite as pensive as his face. "Mrs. Varick," now said a cold, rasping voice to Pauline, "have you "Oh, yes, I remember, Miss Cragge," said Pauline. "Yes, Cora is always glad to please those whom she likes," said Mrs. Dares.... "I hope I shall like your surprise," said Pauline, as she leaned back "They are Germans, I suppose," said Kindelon to Pauline; "or perhaps think you must understand," Pauline suddenly said, lifting her eyes to "But you surely need not be afraid of Mr. Kindelon," said Pauline. "Mr. Kindelon," Pauline said, gently. 37189 "I''ll come down." As the girl went, Kitty took up the amber hair-pins lives, a domestic row, Kitty said that she took no interest in servants'' Kitty folded up the telegram and said in a little voice: "Chris," I said, "I know the war is making some of us "Griffiths will know," Chris said cheerily, and swung round on his seat "Dead seven years ago," said Kitty, her eyes on her plate. "So you like Jenny," said Kitty, suddenly, "to play Beethoven when it''s I turned my eyes away again, and this time looked down the garden at the too good for Chris!" while I said to myself, "If she really were like eyes and said aloud, "In a minute he will see her face, her hands." But the daffodils which Margaret brought from the garden that looked like an In a little she shook her hand away and said: 37236 Nina never seemed to care a hang what people thought or said. Andrews said he didn''t pretend to understand the thing, and would like Nina shivered, and Kneedrock saw it; but she said nothing. "I''ll have to ask you to stop that sort of thing, Nina," he said "I don''t care a damn what you think," returned Nina Darling''s cousin. "I hate that man," said Nina. Nina and Kitty kissed and said sweet things to each other, and the cigarette after another and told Nina Darling that it was Sir Caryll "You know Caryll Carleigh, don''t you, dear?" asked Lady Bellingdown. "You smoke, of course," Carleigh was asking Mrs. Darling. Nina had come down but a minute before--last of all--and said, smiling: "You see, I''ve lost neither time nor effort to let you know," said Mrs. Veynol. "It isn''t possible she knows?" said Carleigh. "Nina," she said, "did you know that Caryll had returned to his wife?" 37243 Mrs. Kaye, looking grimly after her, believed that Athena Maule had seen Had the man of whose presence on the platform of Selford Junction Mrs. Maule had become aware, turned round and watched the London express "Jane Oglander," said Mrs. Maule, her left hand playing with the tassel Wantele looked at the pretty hand holding Jane Oglander''s letter, but he It was Athena Maule, in her character of Jane Oglander''s dearest friend, For the first time for many years, Athena Maule and Dick Wantele were at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the Jane did not need Athena''s words to convince her that Hew Lingard was Only since General Lingard had been staying at Rede Place had Mrs. Maule fact and Lingard''s presence at Rede Place--Mrs. Maule generally glanced Hew Lingard and Athena Maule stood a little back, and as Jane came down 37261 "I don''t know about that," Pamela said in her bright, young voice. "Somebody''s come for cake," said Pamela, and tried to lift the hidden "I think you may claim to have won this time," said Pamela the first, Arnott''s nature was passionate, and his love for Pamela was of the "But," said Pamela, a little shyly, "she must have loved you once." face with Pamela Arnott he decided that Mrs Carruthers had exaggerated Pamela looked back at Dare over her shoulder as she moved away beside "That bears out what I have felt," said Pamela slowly, gazing steadily "I like her," said Pamela. Pamela had at one time regarded the Carruthers'' married life as a rather until Pamela returned home, not caring to pass Arnott, for some "This," Pamela said, bringing her face round and looking with troubled "Don''t leave me to-night," Pamela said presently, gripping his hand 3733 Forestier pushed open the door and said: "Come in." Duroy entered; they Duroy did not know what to reply; finally he said: "I have never been As they disappeared, Forestier laughed and said: "Tell, me, old man, The latter advanced with the grace of the old school and taking Mme. Forestier''s hand kissed it; his long hair falling upon his hostess''s As he turned his head, he met Mme. Forestier''s eyes, in which he fancied he saw a mingled expression of Duroy replied: "Ask Mme. Forestier if she will see me, and tell her Forestier and Duroy returned to the room in which Georges had Forestier turned around in his chair and said, to Duroy: "Listen. Without a word, Duroy left the room, and entering his friend''s office, When the guests returned to the drawing-room, Duroy asked Mme. de When Mme. Forestier was alone with Duroy, she said to him: "You see, 37360 "Sure I know," Margolius agreed; "but when a feller''s got four double "That''s Birdie Goldblatt," Margolius replied, blushing. "But Fannie Goldblatt--that is somebody a young feller wouldn''t "What have you got to do with my sister Fannie?" Miss Goldblatt "Ain''t you got a nerve?" Miss Goldblatt exclaimed. "Never mind your sister Fannie," Philip said. person to present to Fannie Goldblatt, for Feigenbaum, by reason of his "But Schindler & Baum got it a good line, Feigenbaum," Philip "Sure I know they got it a good line," Feigenbaum agreed; "but I ain''t "Sure I''m willing," Philip said; "otherwise, I wouldn''t of asked you." The acquaintance of Henry Feigenbaum with Miss Fannie Goldblatt could "Mr. Feigenbaum," Philip said when they all met in front of the Casino, "I know, Margolius," Feigenbaum replied; "but she also got it a first mouthful Feigenbaum looked at Fannie Goldblatt, and while, to be 3746 That was what she looked like--a lovely thing of the time of Boucher in As Jasmine composed herself she said in a low voice to Ian Stafford, Stafford''s mind, Byng was the more likely to be swept away on a sudden When he had left the room, Barry Whalen said, impulsively: "Byng, it''s of Jigger''s accident Ian Stafford on his way from Jasmine''s house had "Come," said Jasmine to Stafford. "Yes, it looked like Mr. Fellowes," she said, with a slight frown of ourselves, would you like Byng to come home from a hard day''s work, as Stafford saw the way of escape for Jasmine slowly open out, and went on I''ll go," he added, as he saw the look in Stafford''s face and thought "Yes, I think I am in good voice," she said to Jasmine, presently. face, Jasmine said: "Why did you come here? 37463 looked so like an angel--well, Mrs. Blackburn is the cousin I spoke of, A few, like David Blackburn, wanted us to declare war the day "Mrs. Blackburn must be so beautiful," said Caroline presently. "And I never saw any one lovelier than Mrs. Blackburn," said Caroline, "Some people might think Mr. Blackburn good-looking, but I suppose I know too much about him." And "I was sure I could count on your sympathy." As she answered, Mrs. Blackburn stretched out her hands until they rested on Caroline''s arm. "That is so sweet of you," murmured Angelica gratefully, while Mrs. Aylett, a lovely woman, with a face like a magnolia flower and a "Miss Meade," he said abruptly, looking for the first time in Caroline''s Letty repeated the message she looked questioningly into Mrs. Blackburn''s face. "I never heard anything like the way that child runs on," said Mrs. Timberlake, turning away from the window. 37549 The responses were duly made, and Mr. and Mrs. Cresswell Hepworth turned to walk through an aisle of smiling and "We''ll have to be her relatives," said Maud Carmine, a niece of Mrs. Hewston and a plain rather faded young woman of pale and indefinite As Alice Wilstead pointed out, no one could cavil at any relative Mrs. Hepworth chose to set up, however regretable might be Perdita Carey''s Perdita Hepworth had entered the room, with Eugene Gresham just a step That is an old fad of yours, Alice," said Hepworth''s voice Alice Wilstead had been looking at Mrs. Hepworth at the moment her "By the way, Alice," said Hepworth suddenly, "you have seen Dita''s "Look here, Maud, your friend, Mrs. Hepworth, is a very "She''ll listen to Mrs. Cresswell Hepworth," said Maud dryly. Mrs. Hepworth got through with them to look like the young girls, and 37584 there, the novelist, you know--and Wilkinson, the young Member--and Mr. Strong, of the ''Novum''--and I should so much like to introduce Mr. Suwarree Prang to you----" "I think I hear them coming," said Dorothy, whose demureness had not like Cosimo, always had money, and Amory was quite sure that, even if herself, it went without saying, always saw at once exactly what Mr. Strong meant; she personally liked those abrupt and smiling stops that Amory''s eyes grew more thoughtful still--"Oh!" she said; and added, "Did "I know you don''t like Mr. Prang," she said, looking fixedly at the it was not like Amory Pratt, Dorothy thought bitterly, to make a Amory, it was an attraction to Dorothy also; if to Cosimo, then to Stan Into Amory''s pretty face had come the look of the woman who prefers men said, "Look, Dorothy--that''s the girl I was speaking about--coming along 37653 "I feel that way, too," said Fraser, collapsing into a chair. "Let me give you the story," said Fraser. "You don''t understand," said Fraser "I want you to investigate this; I "Well, how about Kennedy himself?" asked Fraser. "I''d like to see Dr. Kennedy, please," he said, trying hard to be "Indeed?" Kennedy looked annoyed, and Fraser recalled that Judy had been "You know," said Sworsky, "perhaps Colin is right after all." "Well," said Fraser with a tautness in his voice, "I''ve got several "No," said Fraser, "I''ll be good." His eyes wandered about the living "I''m not Satan, you know," said Kennedy. "I want my girl back," said Fraser tonelessly. "You''ve got a machine," said Fraser; "it changes the mind. "Your machine, then," said Fraser. "I''ve got to try," said Kennedy. Moreover, Kennedy knew that Sworsky was Fraser''s friend; he''d probably "Thomson," said Fraser, "is one of Kennedy''s men. 37948 "I expect you have been told some very curious stories about me, Dr. De Normanville?" my companion said, after a little while. work at the huts till breakfast time?" Then turning to another, "Mr. Williams, you might take three men and erect four bed places in each "How beautiful it all is!" said Alie, looking up at the winking stars. deck, Alie turned and took my hand and gave me a welcome back to the "Where do you think?" said Alie, with her best New York accent. "Alie," I said, "the time has now come for me to ask you when you wish I had seen nothing of Alie since I had said good-night to her the "Mr. Ebbington," said Alie, as the man she addressed took his place "One of the hands reports a boat away to starboard," said Alie. "We''re in for it now," said Alie; "this looks as if it will be the 37954 Just like the dear, easy-going old boy, fall and all, thought Wulfrey, appetite," said Mollie hopefully; and Dr Wulfrey went away home. for some time to come, and went round to say good-bye to Jim Barclay at the sound of his coming a man came out of the door and said, little ship as ever I set eyes on and floats like a gull," was the Wulfrey to come alongside, and following the jerk of his head Wulf saw but I''d like to feel dry again," said Macro, as they sat light of the fire, and saw his face livid, his eyes like great black Each time the mate came in, his face asked news, and each time Wulfrey expect," said Wulfrey, when The Girl came out of her cabin next "Seals," said Wulf, who had never set eyes on a live one in his life, 37965 Nonsense, Anne, you know we want you to stay as long as ever you can. Well, I think it''s nonsense, especially with a man like Arthur who''d I thought it looked very like it, you know, only it was so improbable. [ARTHUR _has come in when first_ VIOLET _begins to speak of Egypt and he he comes forward._ ARTHUR LITTLE _is a man of forty-five, alert, young [_Coming back._] You know, that''s a wonderful old man. You wanted Ronny to leave Egypt because you know he''s in love you know what it would mean to me to think I''d saved a man''s life? He knows Ronny a little and likes him. My dear, you know that I--Arthur Little--would do anything to please you Oh, my dear, do you think I don''t know what love is? But I want to tell you, Arthur, I think you''re 38311 that any man who was with Persis Cabot was sure to be Willie Enslee? Forbes was uneasy till Persis whispered, "Don''t you just love them?" very large glass, and Forbes noted how Willie''s little hand looked like Forbes wanted to ask a dozen questions about what Persis had said, but a "I wasn''t sure we could get him," said Persis, and gave Forbes her hand, Persis patted her hand and turned her round to Forbes: "You''d better ask While Forbes was waiting for Mrs. Neff, he saw Persis arrive with her What could Forbes offer a woman like Persis in place of a yacht? Forbes stared aghast at a wholesale condemnation that must include Mrs. Neff, Persis, Winifred, Alice, and the respectable rest. to laugh at what Persis had told him: Willie believed that Forbes was Mrs. Neff was assigned to Willie''s mother''s room, and Alice and Persis 38635 "Well," said Ingleby, with a little twinkle in his eyes, "one would Ingleby said they were, and Hetty waited a moment, apparently doing "I''ll be especially careful another time," said Ingleby, with a little "I did it without thinking," said Ingleby, who turned to him a trifle "I don''t think you want to be unpleasant, Hetty," said Ingleby. "A handful of copper," said Leger, with a little grim smile. There was a little silence, and then Ingleby said suggestively, "They "Thanks!" said Ingleby, and looked at the man as he carefully led his "Yes, sir," said Esmond, whose eyes now rested on Grace and Ingleby. Ingleby said nothing, though his face was very grim, and the little thud "You and Ingleby and Hetty?" said Sewell reflectively. Hetty said nothing but turned from him and looked out of the little Again Leger glanced at Sewell, who said nothing, and then made a little 38703 Six years ago Lord John Carstares, eldest son of the Earl of Wyncham, My lord said nought, but I think Mr. Richard hardly credited Haresfoot in hand, Jack met his admiring eyes in the glass, and laughed. looked away--at Jack, with that sneering smile on his damned mask of a Richard watched her in silence, following each turn of the pretty hand "To tell the truth, my dear, I have barely set eyes on the lady. My lady''s eyes widened in horror, and two little hands clutched at his A laugh sprang to my lord''s eyes and his beautiful smile appeared. full on the little lady''s lips, and he heard Jack Carstares'' voice am glad that Jim is on his way." He met O''Hara''s eyes as he looked up, lip, turning his head away as Miss Betty came into the room. Lady O''Hara looked across at her sleeping husband with no little 38796 not such an old hand at the game as Mr. Foot--sat Andy''s hero, Harry "No," said Andy, "I''m staying a day or two with Jack Rock." day, in the spring after Andy Hayes came back from Canada, Harry looked "I shall think about it seriously," said Harry, knowing in himself that "I''m feeling happy to-night, old fellow," said Harry suddenly. "Well, ordinary people can''t look at it like that," Andy said, with no "I suppose I do look rather like a policeman," said Andy reflectively. "Andy, pronounce!" cried Harry Belfield; for his friend sat in his usual "Miss Vintry''s been pitching into me like anything," said Andy, smiling Vivien first; with her, brilliant Harry; that puzzling Miss Vintry; Mr. Belfield, who talked so whimsically and had told him not to undervalue "Yes, I like it, Jack." Andy saw that his dear old friend--dear Nancy''s "What do you think really, Harry?" Andy asked. 39138 landlady''s red, frowning face as the woman turned for a last look in And pausing, the woman opened a door, and made way for Henrietta to the man, and thought to bully her, a young girl in a strange place, To Bishop''s credit be it said, he kept his eyes off the girl. The girl turned and stood looking at the room, and her face was "If I do not," Henrietta said, looking at him with clear eyes, "must I "Captain Clyne, that I do know," Gilson continued, "it was he said ''Do "Yes," he said, answering her slowly, and with a steady look of "I''ve come to see Mrs. Tyson," Henrietta said. "Look here, miss," he said, "it is better to come to an understanding Walterson, with a pallid face and shrinking eyes, looked at the man she continued, with a close look at the girl''s face and long grey 3919 3920 3921 39324 tell me," he said, laying his hand on hers; "why did you think "Love you?" he said roughly, throwing her hands from him; "of course I "Look here," he said, "I just wanted to tell you that I knew you weren''t "Do tell!" said the Girl, laughing; "but Papa doesn''t want tipping--he''s "Won''t you sit down?" she said; "you are looking just like you used to." "My married life has been hell," she said; "but I don''t want to talk "No," he said, "let''s talk quietly, and like the old friends we were "Look here," she said suddenly, "let _me_ talk. "Good-bye," he said, and his eyes made her take his offered hand. "You know well enough what I mean, my pretty," he said; "but if you want "I don''t want to be cruel," he said; "you understand, dear, that I love "Poor thing," said Mrs. Despard, "I really did think she was going to be 39383 "Monsieur Jules doesn''t look well," said Madeleine timidly, as she Madame Perrault shook her head, and Jules thought he saw her blush under Mademoiselle Blanche said nothing, but it was to her that Jules directed Blanche, while Jules was sitting in the little apartment, he asked the Jules looked at Mademoiselle Blanche and smiled, and she smiled back. After that day, Jules went to church with Mademoiselle Blanche every "Blanche is a little like her," she said. As the summer passed, Jules said little to his wife about the circus; Jules looked down at Blanche, but she avoided his eyes. Madame Berthier and Jules exchanged glances, and Blanche saw that her them with the child in her arms, looking, as Jules said, as if she were Blanche stood for a long time with Madeleine, who held the little Jeanne "But Jules loved it," said Blanche, throwing herself into a chair beside 39453 man looks honest," said Mrs. Austin, and turning to the captain, added: "To the mole; African steamer''s boat," said Kit; Considine occupied the "It looks like that," said Kit. "I reckon you _know_," said Jefferson, who looked at Mrs. Austin. Wolf looked at Don Erminio, and Kit thought he slightly lifted his "In a way," said Kit "I like my job, but the pay is small." "I have not," said Kit; "do I look like a passenger?" Olivia went into the house and Mrs. Austin said to Jefferson: "If Harry Betty said nothing, but rather thought Kit another man. Betty thought Mrs. Austin''s object was plain, but wondered much what Kit You see, Betty refused Kit," Mrs. Jefferson remarked in a thoughtful voice. "Mrs. Austin has helped me," Kit agreed and looked at Betty. Kit did not want to talk; he was satisfied to be near Betty and Mrs. Jefferson. 39781 Dick--somehow, long after the world has come to know him only as Richard young blood every day of this world''s life, he was going up to town to Dick, for the boy put his head down and said: "Yes, sir," with a little making people look like the men and women one would care to be seen Dick Lancaster had been asked up to these evenings a great many times "One of the things I live for, my dear Mrs. Stewart," said Wooton, "is see any of the other girls." Mrs. Stewart and Dick Lancaster were left "I know some Wares," said Dick quietly; "but I hardly think it could be "Well, you know," Stanley said, lazily, "I''m the last man in the world "My dear Dick," he said, shaking the young man''s hand, "I am rejoiced to "Stanley," said Wooton, "its time we left the great man to his thoughts. 39847 "Yes, I do know that fortunate man, and, pardon me, Lady Maud, but you "Charity, Lady Maud, is, as a rule said to cover a multitude of sins; Stream--but I don''t know much of these scientific things, Lady Maud. "If some one will give me his arm," said Lady Maud, rising, "I will go Lady Maud, her husband, and Eustace Gordon. "Here is a lady, professor," said Lady Maud,--"Miss Meanwhile Lady Maud had turned to Rick with a quizzical smile. "Why employ the past tense, dear lady?" said the professor with a bow, Lady Maud stood at bay once more, with that diffident-looking man at "We ought to have gone over to-day," said Eustace Gordon, looking out "But the men may not be here till late." Lady Maud did not look at him So Rick went for the first time into the little sanctum where Lady 39922 business men in front of Hildreth''s bank, when Edgar Braine came up the I, Helen Thayer, loved Edgar Braine, in the year of our Lord, 18--. effort to emulate my husband, Edgar Braine, for so good a man does not Then Edgar Braine sat down to write, for the first time in his life, in dreamy look came into the poor fellow''s face, and for a time he said The man stared at me as he went out, and suddenly Edgar looked like a Braine enters the room softly, and crossing the floor takes Helen''s head "Come in,"--Helen turns and faces her dressing room door as Braine Helen''s dog comes to the foot of the stairs, and looks up, and Braine thing to Braine, and as he talks he is acknowledging Helen''s little Braine looks annoyed, and says a little quickly: Everet does not move, but looks Braine in the face. 40064 "Do you know, Dolores," said Helena, "that little smile of yours means love between man and woman; there are no happy marriages; it is all a love in the world?" cried Helena, in wondering and pained surprise. "Oh, Dolores," sighed Helena, looking at her beautiful companion with Percy Durand admired the exquisite beauty of Miss King''s face, the At the same time Percy was thinking, "How delightful to meet a lovely "Never before, Dolores," said Mrs. Butler, after Percy had taken his One day Mrs. Butler, Dolores, Percy, and several of their friends went "There is every indication here of happy domestic life," Percy said. hundred years," said Percy, as he stood beside Dolores watching the As he related this to Mrs. Butler and Dolores a little later, he said: time had come, when she felt positive, that Percy no longer loved her. exalted nature of the love which had sprung to life in Percy''s heart for 4009 Not loss, not death, my love shall tire. And said, ''Ah, Lord, for Thy love''s sake, With lovely motions and sweet smiles, Our thoughts are lovely, and each word And says, ''Go, Love, ''tis too much bliss.'' Vaughan and my Love, his three-days'' Bride, Yea, and love''s joy comes He likes to be in love with you, That where there''s love and truth there''s heaven. But this the God of love lets be Seen God, but ''tis the love of Him To make love''s after-life so dim, By a strict life, God''s love severe. Joy shone from Mary''s loving heart, To love two things with all my heart. Dearest, my Love and Wife, ''tis long And that the mind and heart of love, The truths of Love are like the sea As love which Heaven with single eye Though love is all of earth that''s dear, And this, like all God''s laws, is good; 401 times Condy even told himself that he loved this girl so much younger "Condy," said Blix, "I think that diver''s story is almost too good for Gently, and a little at a time, Condy turned his head and looked at Condy''s face fell, and Blix gave a little gasp of dismay. back, and Condy and Blix set about the serious business of the day. "Sudden enough," said Condy, "but it IS a great thing for you, Blix, Blix and Condy had planned a long walk for that day. "Look, Condy!" said Blix. At the end, Blix''s little eyes were snapping like sparks; Condy''s face Let''s do it, Blix," Condy suddenly exclaimed; "let''s get to know "Condy, what''s the matter?" Blix was looking at him with an expression "Condy," said Blix, looking at him intently, "what is it stands in your Blix was going; she and Condy would 4023 The Reverend James Mavor Morell is a Christian Socialist clergyman of good day and asked me to let you know that he was coming. Morell.) James: three year ago, you done me a hill turn. Morell comes back with Eugene, whom Burgess contemplates moist-eyed MORELL (turning on Eugene, who stands his ground). (Turning to Morell.) James: you''ve not been looking after (Before Burgess can retort, Morell comes back.) CANDIDA (to Morell, relieved and laughing). CANDIDA (going to the sofa and sitting beside Marchbanks, still in a have put me on my honor and truth; and I never think or feel Mrs. Morell: it is always Candida. MORELL (looking sternly down at Marchbanks). (Candida looks quickly round at Morell. hands with Morell and goes on to Eugene.) Make ''em give you a night CANDIDA (intercepting Morell, who is following Burgess). (She turns to Morell, shocked.) Oh, James: did you--(she 40385 had been built, Kitty said, in the time of Mr. Rutledge''s father, and "I don''t know exactly," said Kitty, lowering her voice, and looking we passed the crayon picture, however, I paused a moment, and Mr. Rutledge, turning, said: church alone in the carriage, with only Kitty to attend me, Mrs. Roberts, she said, not being able to leave "the master." It was a "No one who aspires to the honor of writing my letters," said Mr. Rutledge, as I entered the breakfast-room, "can indulge in such late "Mrs. Roberts will learn to think differently some day, I hope," said Mr. Rutledge looked a little anxiously at me, and said "I think, Mrs. Churchill," said Mr. Rutledge, standing at the open door Mr. Rutledge wants to know," said Grace, coming in "Why didn''t you suggest it a little sooner, Miss Josephine?" said Mr. Rutledge, with a smile, as he looked at his watch. 40408 Lady Pierpoint, Sibyl''s aunt, presently joined them with Mr. Doll ''Mr. Loftus makes everyone else look common,'' said Peggy plaintively. ''I think you are tired,'' said Mr. Loftus, looking at Sibyl and shaking ''Doll,'' said Mr. Loftus, lingering behind as Peggy and Sibyl walked on ''No,'' said Lady Pierpoint, looking narrowly at him; ''Sibyl is ill. Pierpoint''s, ''why does Sibyl want to marry Mr. Loftus?'' ''And so my second wife is also to be an _esprit faible_,'' said Mr. Loftus to himself, looking at the past through half-closed eyes. ''Once long ago, before you were born,'' said Mr. Loftus, ''I loved Doll had not seen Mr. Loftus and Sibyl together except at the ''I should like to see Doll married,'' said Mr. Loftus, who had been not a ''Then, where is Sibyl?'' said Mr. Loftus, looking at Peggy. ''You will be back in time for Mr. Loftus,'' said Doll. 40455 of fashion, there had come to him a new wonder in life. two men had long since died away, and Strone''s gaze went in thought Strone threw open the gate, and she passed through, her gray skirt looking out, and Strone lifted his eyes to hers. At last the day came when Strone lay on the short turf, smoking "Lady Malingcourt," he said, "there is one thing in the world--perhaps "Milly," he said, "would you like to live in London?" "I am not at all sure that I like you," she said, looking at him wonderful things which might in time have come to pass between them. "All right at the House?" Strone asked. Strone followed like a man in a dream. "Never in your life," he said, "will there come to you such an When Strone let himself into his house a few moments later the room on 40583 Mrs. Dennison walked towards where her husband and Ruston sat on a sofa On the whole Mrs. Dennison comforted him, and, dismissing Ruston from the discussion, said "Mrs. Dennison," he said, "wants us to deliver ourselves, bound hand and "Look here," said Willie Ruston, "Omofaga''s mine. "You must believe what you like," said Mrs. Dennison, tearing her rose "How like a woman!" said Tom Loring in the tone of a man who expects "And has Mrs. Dennison come?" asked Tom, with a look of disconcerting "Marjory Valentine''s coming," said Mrs. Dennison. "If you like," she answered, a little surprised; and, turning to Mrs. Cormack, she added, "Mr. Ruston''s a man of few words on paper." "I shall look her up," said Marjory, at which Lord Semingham smiled in "We''ll go and see Mrs. Dennison to-morrow," said Willie Ruston. "I hope Mrs. Dennison is well?" said Ruston, after a pause. "Look at Marjory!" said Mrs. Dennison. 40631 Coppinger was conveyed home by men called to the spot, and Mrs. Trevisa walked on with her niece and nephew in silence to the house of "I am very sorry, Captain Coppinger," said Judith, in a low, sweet Coppinger lowered her hand and his, and, looking at her, said: "Come, Jamie," said Judith, one day. "Judith," said Coppinger, "will you stand surety that he does not tell "I do not wish to have my hand kissed," said Judith, hastily, "I let I wonder where Jamie is?" said Judith, looking "We are come," said the red-headed man, "at Miss Trevisa''s desire--but "Captain Coppinger," said Judith, firmly, looking straight into his "Captain Coppinger," said Judith, "I have lost all trust in you. "Jamie," said Judith, looking him straight in the face, "have you been "Judith!" said he, looking at her, and he raised his left hand. 40734 "Yes, please come, duke," said Lady Constance. "It''s awfully good of you, Lord Camborne," said the duke; "I shall be dear young men," he said, "surely the great question is: Who has "Well, here is a sort of answer," said the duke, handing the telegram to The man was already half-way to the door when the duke spoke again. As they went down the stairs Mary said, "You saw that odd-looking man "Look ''ere!" the other man said, "it''s the bloomin'' Duke of Paddington "Then," Mary said, her eyes flashing, her breast heaving, "then, Mr. Rose, I am a Socialist, too--from this day, from this hour." "The Duke of Paddington?" Rose said in a startled and incredulous voice. "But I think on this occasion you might have some difficulty, Mr. Flood," Mary answered, with half a smile--the man thought he had never "Miss Marriott," the duke answered, "I want to know all sorts of things 40793 "Dear Eva," said Mrs. Grampound, "I am so anxious to hear what you have "Come as far as the bottom of the lawn, Eva," he said; "I should like a "Yes, I''m luckier than you," said Percy; "I like little quiet things. "I''ve come to have a little cosy talk with you," said Mrs. Grampound, "Dear old Lady Hayes," said Mrs. Grampound; "such a wonderful woman, "Ah, my dear lady," said Eva, "do not let us say things we shall be "Reggie''s going to take Gertrude a drive after lunch," said Mrs. Davenport; "and I shall walk home; I want a walk." "I don''t think mother''s come in yet," said Reggie, placidly. "Dear Reggie is never anxious," said Mrs. Davenport, warming her hands. "Yes, dear, I am sure of your love for each other," said Mrs. Davenport. "I wish you were coming with me, Reggie," said Gertrude. 40795 dinner," said Lady Alston; "and all of us who live here are like scraps "So you, like me, find it a little trying, Jim," said Marie, when they "Dear Marie!" said that lady effusively, "how delighted she evidently is "So you had better lunch with me, Jack," said Mrs. Brereton, going back "Dear Marie, I haven''t seen you for a whole two days," she said. "Poor mother!" said Maud gravely; and in her voice Mrs. Brereton thought "Dear Lady Ardingly," she said, "it is no use my telling you things. "You are too unkind, dear Maud, to an old woman," said Lady Ardingly. "You played that abominably, dear Mildred," said Lady Ardingly. "Dear Marie!" said Mildred again. "Dear Lady Ardingly!" said Mildred, "how can you say such a thing! In fact, as Jack said to Marie people thought she looked very well, but Lady Ardingly said to herself, 40797 "I mean a human being who likes killing things," said Kit without "Oh, but Jack is like the oldest inhabitant," said Lady Haslemere. "So I think," said Kit; "but really, Jack, it was a sacrifice putting "Oh, Tom never sees anything," said Kit; "he is like Jack." "You are so full of good works, Kit," said Lady Haslemere, with no touch "It is only quite a little dinner to-morrow," she said to Mrs. Murchison, in order to fill up the time naturally. "That is so like Jack," said Kit. "I can''t have Jack left out in the cold like that," said Kit. "Oh yes, and Haslemere if you like," said Kit, turning up Park Lane. "Dear Toby, you made an excellent impression," said Kit, taking his arm, "I don''t know that I altogether like that," said Jack in what Kit called "I, too, Toby," said Kit. CHAPTER X 40839 Enter COLONEL CAZENOVE and SYLVESTER._ GERALD [_shaking hands with SYLVESTER_]. When I went to Eton, Lady Wargrave took Margery into her _Enter LADY WARGRAVE leaning on the COLONEL''S arm. Theodore, don''t you think Margery looks all GERALD is waiting for her._] Don''t trouble; I know my way. _Re-enter MARGERY, R.; she goes straight to LADY WARGRAVE''S chair, and Not till I''ve told you how I love you, Margery. _Re-enter L., just as MARGERY is withdrawing from GERALD''S arms, Lady Wargrave, even _you_ surely wouldn''t promise to "obey" a man? Yes; when you said, "I love you, Margery!" Say it again! [_GERALD bows stiffly and exit, R., watched by MARGERY, who makes a Ah, that will come in time; and when it does, I mean to take Margery Gerald doesn''t love you [_movement of MARGERY_]--oh, you said that GERALD [_coming down to MARGERY_]. GERALD [_coming down to MARGERY_]. GERALD kisses MARGERY._ 4093 GEORGE TESMAN comes from the right into the inner room, sit comfortably on the sofa and have a little chat, till Hedda comes. [Looks at her, a little cast down.] Yes, I suppose I shall, Aunt! [Holds out her hand.] Good morning, dear Miss Tesman! Yes, my dear, good Hedda, if you only would. [Rising quickly and uneasily.] And now I beg and implore you, Mr. Tesman--receive Eilert Lovborg kindly if he comes to you! Do you think Berta could post the letter, Hedda dear? Judge Brack wishes to know if Mrs. Tesman will receive him. Yes, books on his special subjects, Mrs. Tesman. looks towards the inner room, and laughs.] Yes, as I thought! Hedda, has no message come from Eilert Lovborg? [Looks dubiously at her.] But, Hedda dear--do you think it would quite [Approaching HEDDA.] Will you too shake hands with me, Mrs. Tesman? 40937 "Well, good day," he said, taking my hand in his and putting the other "I wish you would come up to dinner to-night," said Tom, wistfully. engagement at my rooms--a fiction, by-the-by--Tom said if I was going to "I am Miss May," said a bright voice, that I liked instantly. "Yes," I said, smilingly, "if Statia writes me a letter asking me to do going to masquerade as the cousin of a gentleman of means," said Miss "I think that is about all for to-day," said Miss May, drawing a long She consented, after a little thought, and also said she would leave the time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come "Have you told any one on the steamer that you are going to leave at St. Thomas?" Miss May asked me, soon after breakfast, when the outlines of 41010 "Helen''s faith is sublime," laughed Jean, in an aside to Nathalie. putting an arm around little Nathalie, and clasping Jean''s hand "Helen," said Jean, coming out from the dining room, "ask Auntie if we little place Helen drew her breath sharply, then, catching Jean''s Helen''s friend, Miss Stuart, is coming down upon us for a "Perhaps you know Helen''s friend, a Miss Stuart of New York." Helen looked gratefully at her sister, and Miss Stuart''s manner Miss Stuart looked blank; Helen laughed softly, and Jean handed Miss Jean that it would be a pleasant welcome to Helen and Miss Stuart to Farr''s eyes followed Jean''s, and as they reached Miss Stuart his Farr''s place at table was between Miss Stuart and Jean, and as they words were spoken lightly, but Miss Stuart''s eyes searched Helen''s Jean crossed the room and took the envelope from Miss Stuart''s hand. 41092 "I know, my dear old Wilfrid," she said, smiling prettily. amazement, Tibbie standing there with a man--a tallish fellow in a dark He held the lantern to the dead man''s face, and looked for some moments "It seems that Sybil held some secret of the dead man''s, and yet was "But surely you could never bear life in a back street, Tibbie," I said, bending again towards the dead man''s face, he added, "Do you know, That night in the billiard-room Winsloe asked us what had taken place at "Yes, unfortunately," I said, "our work is mostly at night, you know-As I entered Eric Domville came to the door of my sitting-room to meet "What Eric has told me concerns Ellice Winsloe," I said, much surprised, Mrs Parham was, I saw, a brown-haired, good-looking young lady of about "I''d like to meet this man Parham," I said. 41107 "Ah, Marian''s life," said Stella, a little doubtfully, "is so "Yes," said Lady Verny, consideringly, giving Stella her tea; "I think "I don''t know if you like gardens," Lady Verny said a little shyly. "I think Miss Waring has rather got the better of you, Julian," said "Still, I think you must admit, Julian," Lady Verny said quietly, "that "Do it your own way, but don''t be afraid to let Julian think you like "Julian--" said Stella. "Stella, you''ve never told me about your life," Julian said "I don''t think you would have liked me to despise you," said Stella, For the first time Julian saw what loving Stella would be like; he would want to know what I said to Stella, I asked her why she was going to "If you think I like hurting Stella, you''re wrong," said Eurydice. "I don''t know," said Stella, quietly; "but Julian let it go wrong quite 41182 the fact that it might be startling to Winnie Maxon to meet Mrs. Lenoir--if she knew all about her. "Mere good looks don''t go for very much in a man, do they?" said Winnie. Thus great forces began to deploy into line against little Winnie Maxon, "It''s time for Snip''s walk," added Amy. Life had to go on, in spite of Winnie Maxon--just as we read that some thinking, of course, a little brooding might have done Winnie good, and We neither of us mind, do we, Winnie?" said Mrs. Lenoir. All this, then, was in Mrs. Lenoir''s mind when Winnie came back from General--that the first Winnie heard of this idea came neither from Mrs. Lenoir nor from the General, but from Bertie Merriam himself. "I was Mrs. Maxon; that''s all," said Winnie. "They all come back to one in the end, I think," said Mrs. Lenoir, 41354 "In punishment like," said Tommy, "so you see I don''t want to. "I don''t quite know," said Edward, quite truly, "how far she went. "I wish I hadn''t left you at home yesterday, old boy," said Mr. Basingstoke. you said--he _have_ got a face to go on like what he did to Miss "Wouldn''t let me pass--like," said the waiter. "I should like to see the garden," said Edward, "while I''m waiting." "Good day," said Edward, "and thank you for your kindness to my sister." "It looks more like Bond Street than Peckham," he said as she got in. "I didn''t think it was going to end like this," she said. I didn''t think it would be like this," she said, and gave Mrs. Peacock both hands, while Edward explained to the crowd outside. "I don''t think I like it," she said at last. 41801 the time has come when George would not mind hurting my feelings? "Look here, Ruth," he said after a moment; "I''m not going to talk to you "All right," Kathie answered; "but father said that you and George "I''m an old woman, Ruth," she said, "and my own life seems to me like an "I''ve no right to come to you, Miss Ruth," he said in his slow way, "but "I don''t know how this thing will strike you, Miss Ruth," he said but came home without saying good-night, or letting Miss Dyer know. "Tom," I said, "I want to ask you about baby''s name." "Mrs. Webbe," I said to her, "if you cared for baby, and wanted to love "Tom Webbe isn''t as bad as he seems, Miss Ruth," Deacon Daniel said at Tom. He said little, only that he spoke with a good deal of feeling of 41890 Why not, thought Judith as she looked about her, admit Ellis here? else, not even to "little Miss Blanchard," Judith''s sister Beth, who was Blanchard!" Waiting till Mather was gone, Judith left the shop and went "Beth," asked Judith, returning to the house, "where was it we read "George," Judith said to Mather, "let me look into the mill once more." "I wanted to ask him to come up here this evening," said Beth. of his and Beth''s, and this is the sort of thing he said--." But Ellis "Cynthia," he said quietly, "Miss Beth Blanchard asked me to tell you on Beth, and when one evening Ellis came to call, he found Judith "Why, Mr. Ellis," he said, looking up, "I like this little place to eat "_My dear Judith_: I must find Jim Wayne, but Beth must not know. "Beth," said Judith, "I saw Mrs. Wayne to-day. 42012 Near Mrs. Merrick sat a stately young man; Felicia had felt that her Angela''s eyes followed his to Maurice and Felicia. "You and Mr. Wynne seem to be great friends, Felicia," Mrs. Merrick said Angela''s eyes turned in a long gaze upon Geoffrey, who had asked his head as he turned to smile at Angela with, Felicia felt, implacable "Oh--dear Maurice, it is too beautiful," said Felicia, almost sighing. "I liked him ever so much," said Felicia; when Geoffrey had taken his "Maurice," Geoffrey said deliberately, "I went to see Felicia Merrick foolish," said Felicia, looking over Maurice''s head and feeling that Felicia said that she would not come in to dinner, and Maurice walked married her--that Geoffrey loved Felicia." Maurice flung him the truth "Geoffrey has all my trust," he said; "I have all Felicia''s love." Geoffrey was thinking of Felicia, of Maurice, holding his thoughts 42109 Katherine gave Odd her hand with a little air that reminded him of a "Oh, I love him, Katherine!" Hilda lay looking with wide eyes into the bring them," said Katherine, and Hilda murmured with an echo-like Hilda wondered if Mrs. Odd liked a man "And Hilda?" Peter questioned, as he and Katherine went into the Odd had looked away from her again, and Katherine''s black eyes rested on "Hilda designed it in Florence," said Katherine, seeing him looking at "It''s a lovely thing," said Peter, as Katherine turned it before him; work." Mrs. Archinard smiled acidly, and Hilda, Odd thought, did look a "Hilda is fond of such funny things," said Katherine, coming from the face; Hilda''s eyes were always fixed on Katherine, and she smiled a "My clever, clever little Hilda!" Odd repeated, turning to look at the "Of course, mamma will be safe when Hilda is Lady Hope," Katherine said; 42194 "Not after impressions," said Damier, smiling a little sadly. "Yes, I remember Mrs. Mostyn so well," said Madame Vicaud, "and it is Before he went, that day, Damier told Madame Vicaud that his stay in Madame Vicaud''s dark eyes looked down the long half-assenting smile while Claire and the young man went on from Gluck Damier now saw that, though Madame Vicaud''s silence kept all its calm, Monsieur Daunay spoke to Damier of Madame Vicaud as _une âme exquise_, "Perhaps," said Damier, smiling as he leaned back in his chair, arms Claire smiled without replying, and said, after a little silence: "And for Claire, yes," said Madame Vicaud, thoughtfully. stood speaking to Monsieur Daunay near the piano, Claire said to Damier, Monsieur Daunay was going, and Damier, as he turned from Claire, met "No," said Damier, still facing her from his distance, "I do not love 42233 "I love this window," said Antonia, walking down the drawing-room; "and "We never lived at Wyndwards, you know, Malcolm and I," she said, Cicely Latimer went at last, closing the door softly behind her, he felt It struck him suddenly that Miss Latimer herself looked like a "What do you think it sounds like?" he asked Miss Latimer. After lunch Antonia said that Miss Latimer must show them the garden. "Cicely plans it all, you know," said Antonia, going now before them, "How brave you are, Bevis," said Antonia after a moment, drawing out her she asked, and Miss Latimer said, "The old favourites, please." So that had laid her hand on his arm, he added: "Miss Latimer is looking out at he had no part, when Tony said to him, "I talked to Cicely last night." "Miss Latimer is tired," said Bevis, looking across at her, feeling Didn''t you know?" said Miss Latimer. 42400 heart) breaks the happy news to his friend Jack (who has been married BY A BEASTLY OLD BACHELOR.--A married man''s fate (in brief).--Hooked, A MARRIAGE QUESTION.--If a man addicted to smoking marries a widow, does _What the Pew-opener says._--This way, my dear young lady! _Wife._ "Dear, that''s the very thing she''s come about! [Illustration: _That dear old Mrs. Wilkinson_ (_who can''t always express [Illustration: _Brown._ "I say, old man, who''s that very plain elderly BY A FASHIONABLE YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN.--The latest thing out--My husband. [Illustration: "AN ENGLISH MAN''S HOUSE," Etc. Maid (looking over wall to newly married couple just returned from their [Illustration: _He._ "My people are bothering me to marry Miss Mayford." THE BEST EXCUSE FOR A MAN MARRYING HIS DECEASED WIFE''S SISTER.--Because [Illustration: _First Young Wife._ "Do you find it more economical, _Serious and much-Married Man._ "My dear friend, I _was_ astonished to 42428 "Come down to Coldbrooks next week-end, will you, Roger?" said Barney "No one could call Nancy a charming woman," said Barney, looking a "Isn''t it odd, Roger, she hardly knows England at all," said Mrs. Chadwick, as he finished his porridge, made his tea at the side-table, while Barney''s triumphant eyes said: "I told you so," to Oldmeadow I told her _I_ shouldn''t have liked it at all if old Mrs. Chadwick had wanted to come and live with Francis and me. But there''s no end to thinking things out!" Mrs. Chadwick pressed her hand against her forehead, closing her eyes for a "How wonderfully he _wears_, doesn''t he, dear old Browning," said Mrs. Aldesey, and in the glance that Barney cast upon her was an oddly "Well, Barney loves her," said Oldmeadow after a moment. "Nancy is seeing to it for Barney," said Mrs. Chadwick. "Dear Mrs. Barney," he said at last, and he did not know what to say; 42595 On the ridge of shingle lay a young man, whose eyes rested on the sea. The name of the young man lying on the shingles was Eugene O''Donnell. "The Vernons," she said, "are good to me, and I like the girls very Lavirotte noticed the look of disquietude on the girl''s face, and said "O''Malley," said O''Donnell, "I want you to do me a great favour." business this way, and, as I said, I thought I''d look in." a place at such a time, and tripping up an old man who is on his way Then he took the young girl by the hand, and said: "This "My own room," said the old man, "is above this, and this shall be "Dominique Lavirotte," said the old man, in the voice of a seer busy "It is a long time," said he, "since I had anyone--man, woman, or 42596 "Give me a little time to think," said the old man. When Crawford and Dora were safely inside Maher''s hotel, the old man "Perhaps you know," said Crawford, "that Mr. Lavirotte telegraphed to "I am old," said Mr. Crawford, "and have lived a long time out of the "Good God!" said the old man, "what a dreadful story, and what a "Let us not waste time now," said the old man, "with idle matters. "And now," said Lavirotte, "dear Mr. Crawford, don''t you think that in "Maher told me," said the Railway, "that an old man and a young girl "He means, Mary," said the old man, "that Eugene is dead." the time, he had thought Dora or the old man should write to him The old man looked at Lavirotte gratefully, and said: "You are "Well," said Lavirotte, going over and taking the old man by the hand, 42597 At the end of the first year, Eugene O''Donnell said to his wife one Eugene came back and told Nellie that Lavirotte had suddenly left for "You know, Nellie," said Eugene, putting his arm round his wife''s "And the boy?" said Mrs. O''Donnell with a smile, as the door opened "And the boy," said Lavirotte, echoing her words, and touching the "Nonsense," said Eugene, "a young man like you! "Eugene," said Lavirotte, suddenly, "I once knew a man who had a child "I know the place better than you," said Lavirotte. "Oh," said Fraser, "if you sing anything like as well as Lavirotte, pointed at Lavirotte, and said: "He knows I do not sing that song. Lavirotte said: "You never sang that song better, Eugene." "Don''t sing it, Eugene," said Lavirotte. "Of course he will," said Eugene, taking the boy out of Lavirotte''s "Did you ever think," said Fraser, "that Lavirotte was a little mad?" 42599 Charles Augustus Cheyne, Duke of Long Acre, had no land. poor man, although people will say the other thing, and it runs away that saw him when he came said he looked excited and wild-like. "It is the fifty-second chapter," said the Duke of Long Acre. When Cheyne reached his own room he sat down and thought a moment. What''s the good of writing a story that twists a man''s head round and "I never saw a man look so like as if he meant what he said." open places?" Cheyne asked, as he made the line fast round his waist. At the moment Cheyne dived, the Duke turned to the captain and asked and the Duke saw by this man''s hands that he had not had any long The Duke pointed his long lean finger at Cheyne and said: "Lady friends, I have no doubt?" said the Duke, with a good-natured 42600 ''Pray, sir,'' said a solid-looking man at the foot of the table, ''is Looking across the table at the dark-eyed girl, he said,--''I do think ''From what I know of Mr Nevill,'' said Miss Gordon, ''I don''t think he ''Don''t you think, sir,'' said the solid-looking man, ''that when The man who has a good eye for drawing looks at a picture bit man and woman in a room like this, and all the people are looking at heard George say ''My sister.'' Miss Osborne raised her eyes, and looked Marie smiled at Osborne, and said,--'' Take care you don''t come back a ''By the way,'' said Marie, ''don''t you think we have treated Mr Nevill ''How stupid men are!'' said Marie, by way of comment on George''s want When you asked Kate to go up to London, I said,--"We know George has ''George,'' said Mrs Osborne, interrupting Nevill''s thoughts, ''I think 42702 said to Mrs Housman that, knowing she liked music, he said Mrs Housman was an extremely nice woman. Mrs Housman said she couldn''t sing it like that, and didn''t, and then She said she thought Mrs Housman was madly in love with things, and then he asked Cunninghame whether he knew Mrs Housman. Cunninghame said he had expected Mrs Housman to dinner, but she had been He said he thought Mrs Housman In the afternoon Mrs Housman said she was going to hear a Dominican going--I think he feels it''s the end--Mrs Housman and Lady Jarvis are He said he would like to see Mrs Housman, He said he would like to see Mrs Housman, She said Mrs Housman was coming Lady Jarvis told me Mrs Housman is going down to asked Mrs Housman to sing, but she said she would rather read. She said Mrs Housman often went up to 42703 "A very different kind of book," said Rudd, quite gravely. Princess Kouragine said that Miss Brandon was not that sort of girl. Miss Brandon asked him if he would like to know Rudd. "Not to Miss Brandon," I said, "nor really to her aunt: Mrs. Lennox She said she did not think that Mrs. Lennox would like her niece to Mrs. Summer said that Miss Brandon hated London almost as much. "I think," she said, "that Mr. Rudd is like that." "Yes, he might, be like that," she said, "only one doesn''t know quite I said that as things were at present Miss Brandon''s life seemed to me I said I thought people always got what they wanted in the long run. "You know how he wanted to marry Kathleen Farrel?" she said, after a "Very much, I think," said Kathleen, "but I liked the story best. 428 He said nothing, and Mrs. Mortimer looked at him from under her long "He''s been such a good boy till now," said Mrs. Sterling, "but, of At the first glance, a puzzled look came into the young man''s eyes. "''Well, yes, sir,'' he said, ''there is a young lady, and she is all that "Mr. Smugg," said he, "you tell Joe, here, that you''d marry this lady. "Yes, I think so," said Miss Liston, but she sighed, and I think she "I don''t know," said Miss Liston. over her shoulder, and still smiling, said, "Wish Miss Liston "Yes," said Miss Liston. "It is like yourself, Miss Queenborough," said he, with a little bow; "You are right; I will marry myself," said Duke Deodonato. "True," said Duke Deodonato, who was a just man. "This wife of Ashimullah is a wonderful woman," said the Sultan to my good Ashimullah," said the Sultan. 430 longer sounded weak or insignificant--she said, "You are very kind, Mr. Norman. Norman laughed and said, "I didn''t know. "Tetlow makes ''em clean up," said Norman, a gleam of sarcasm in his eyes and curling his mouth "Old man," he said, "I think you''ve gone "I''m damned if I know, Norman," said the head clerk, assuming that his "I see that a philosopher can know life without living it," said Norman. "It isn''t the woman who makes a fool of the man," said Norman. "You know very well what I mean, Fred Norman," said Tetlow. "Dorothy, let''s not talk of these things now," said Norman. "I want only five minutes'' talk with her, Tetlow," said Norman, dropping "I thought you cared about her," said Norman, who in estimating Tetlow''s "I don''t like to hear you talk that way, Norman," said Tetlow earnestly. "Let''s start right, old man," said Norman. 43005 vanity, Cornélie came to like the pretty American girl because of her Duco van der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly Cornélie, Rudyard, Urania Hope and other guests going in and out, Mrs. van der Staal looked at Cornélie. embroidered with seed-pearls, Urania came and looked Cornélie up again And, while Cornélie powdered her face, Urania looked at Urania asked Cornélie to come in, because it was not healthy out of opposite Prince Ercole, who sat between Cornélie and Urania; Gilio Urania said that the old prince never appeared except at dinner, the long rooms with Duco, Urania and Cornélie. "Cornélie," said Duco, "tell me what happened between you and the Urania wrote and told her to come, said that Mrs. Uxeley wanted to days, Urania said that Mrs. Uxeley was coming to call that afternoon, Urania said something which Cornélie 43083 And Norton Ward did not come; and Arthur Lisle felt no As he looked at Arthur Lisle''s slight figure and sensitive face, he felt "I''m afraid I can''t come," said Arthur Lisle apologetically. Sidney Barslow looked at him with a smile, in which Arthur detected an Arthur," said Joe, with his great jolly laugh. "If it becomes necessary, we''ll try to feel like that," said Arthur, Because he thinks a good deal of himself, you know--my old Sir Oliver!" "Well, do you like Sir Oliver yourself?" asked Arthur, after some Oliver Wyse, Arthur''s eyes were opened to several things; and first of when Arthur came upon them in Bernadette''s room, Oliver had been telling "I don''t think you''re being very wise, Cousin Arthur," Bernadette said good-natured man; he liked Arthur and was sorry for him, even while he "Yes, you know a good thing when you see it, Mr. Sarradet," Arthur 431 "A beautiful creature," said Feuerstein, who was feeling like a prince Brauner said: "Hilda must go and tell him to come. "There''s Otto Heilig dogging us," said Hilda to Sophie, as they walked "You surely couldn''t marry such a man as Otto!" said Hilda absently. Then she and Mr. Feuerstein went on, and Sophie drew the reluctant Otto Mr. Feuerstein was holding Hilda''s hand while he looked soulfully down At seven o''clock that evening Otto, just closing his shop, saw Mr. Feuerstein and Hilda pass on their way toward Tompkins Square. "When Hilda is Mrs. Feuerstein," she said to As he came in he gave Feuerstein a look which said Feuerstein''s eyes shifted rapidly as he said in a false voice: "She got "I''d like to get Mr. Feuerstein''s address," said Otto. A customer came in, and while Hilda was busy Mr. Feuerstein went to the 43106 "I think I understand," said Mrs Dalrymple, looking amused. Chancellor must have met my little friend Eugenia Laurence as he came times with that little Miss Laurence, Beauchamp." Captain Chancellor''s "I never know what people mean by things ''going off,''" said Eugenia, "She was, but I think she was to leave to-day," said Eugenia. "We expect Captain Chancellor to come with us, Frank," said Sydney, as "It _is_ a lovely day!" said Sydney; "but, Eugenia, you used to dislike "I think, Miss Laurence," said Gerald, "you have got a little confusion Thurston and Sydney in front, Eugenia and Captain Chancellor some little like you," said Beauchamp to Eugenia, who was just beginning to feel a "I don''t know," said Eugenia, with a dreamy look in her eyes; "I think "I should like to see your boy," said Eugenia, in a little--"not to-day, "You are so good, Eugenia," said Roma, one day when she was alone with 43152 "Claudia again, I suppose?" said her sister, with a laugh. "Why?" said Claudia, opening her eyes and smiling. "Of course you couldn''t, with that thing of yours," Claudia said Claudia thought of Mrs Hilton''s tired eyes, and wondered whether they Why should you think so?" said Claudia, opening her eyes "And if you go," said Claudia discontentedly, "no one else knows a thing "I don''t think you understand," said Claudia impatiently. "It''s very good," said Claudia, eyeing it critically, "I wish I hadn''t "Yes, it is improving," said Claudia, with scorn, "it doesn''t think Claudia and Captain Fenwick ride away together out of his life, Harry "I should like to come, please," said Claudia at once. "Well, then," she said, looking meditatively at Claudia, "you three are "I like the Marchmonts'' better," said Claudia coldly. Both men laughed, and as Claudia and Fenwick walked away, she said-- 43153 "I believe, on the contrary, it has set them going," said Donna Teresa, "That is a good deal," said Teresa, looking queerly at her. She said," Sylvia went on with a little awe, "that she was sure you Teresa knew that Wilbraham spoke like a man of experience, and was "Mr Wilbraham would know," said Sylvia, and Teresa, turning upon her "Sylvia and I are vague," said Teresa boldly. "Perhaps," said Wilbraham gravely, and glancing at Sylvia. hands; Sylvia asked many questions, and Wilbraham answered them; a monk "Don''t you like it, Teresa?" asked Sylvia anxiously. "No," said Sylvia, looking at her with her head on one side, "I suppose That''s what I said to Teresa,"--Sylvia''s voice was very and don''t you want to hear a little more what Teresa said?" "Did you call me?" said Sylvia, looking round. "One knows what is right, I''m sure, always," said Sylvia, trying to keep 43157 Wareham did not notice the break, for his eyes had passed Mrs Martyn, Wareham with difficulty extricated Mrs Ravenhill and Millie, and Mrs Ravenhill flung a look of reproach at Wareham, while "Hardly," said Anne, before Wareham could speak. "Precisely," said Wareham, smiling at Millie. Mrs Ravenhill--_would_ you mind coming close behind in Anne''s carriole, "One moment." Wareham made a quick step to where Millie stood, a little Millie dragged a heavy heart up-stairs, and Anne went in pursuit of Mrs Anne sat with her head turned away from Wareham, looking over the side Mrs Martyn looked out at the fjord, but Wareham saw her shoulders "Good-bye, Mr Wareham," said Mrs Martyn, with a laugh. As Anne passed out she turned a smiling face towards Wareham, but if he "Come to look after you," said Wareham guardedly. "I have never talked to Mr Wareham about Miss Ravenhill," she said 43159 day without a thought of Miss Kitty Lascelles, until towards evening he "When I come back from Pont-aven," said Everitt, escaping with a laugh. "Sandy, be quiet!" she said; then looking at Everitt, "You are sent by "I have seen Miss Lascelles," said Everitt coolly. "You''ll laugh, Bell, but--do you think he looks like a common man? "Kitty," said Bell earnestly, "if I were you I would say nothing about "And he is not coming again; he has not the time to spare," Bell said "And I can''t help you," said Mrs Lascelles, with a laugh. "Mother, Bell thinks that Mr Everitt could not get the man he promised "Oh, Charlie," said Mrs Marchmont, drawing a deep breath, "I like you "Oh, come, Mary," Mrs Lascelles said, with a laugh, "I am not going to "Kitty, do make him understand that we wish to start," said Mrs "Kitty," she said, solemnly, "Mr Everitt must be forgiven." 433 "Victor Dorn says we ought to go to work like laborers," pursued David. "I don''t think you''d like him, Victor Dorn," said David. "The girl that helps Victor Dorn?" said Davy, astonished. that day will come in this city very, very soon." Selma saw Davy Hull, "_I_ never said women hadn''t got sense," replied the old man. "And Victor Dorn," said Jane, to make it clearer to her father by Jane said: "Yes, Davy, you''ve got a "Victor Dorn wants that done, too--doesn''t he?" said Jane. better class, Victor, I want YOU to think it over," said Davy. I saw Victor Dorn yesterday, and he said some things that I think you "I don''t know anything about politics," said Jane, looking bored. "No, it''s Victor Dorn," said Jane. "I think more could be done with a man like Victor Dorn," said Jane. "You don''t talk like a man who expected to be elected," said Jane. 43358 acquired tastes are always the strongest, I may yet learn to like Mr. Howard better than any one living; but, in the mean time, Sir Arthur, replied Sir Patrick, in a voice which sounded by no means like jest; Marion''s heart so entirely as to see Sir Patrick for a moment At St. John''s Lodge, when Marion heard Sir Patrick and Agnes discuss "De Crespigny!" said Sir Patrick, with one of his most satirical looks. "Captain De Crespigny," replied Marion, looking a thousand ways to Marion as now, in the case of Agnes, who alienated Sir Patrick more and "How would you like," said Marion, "to have been the young lady long for some time, Sir Arthur suddenly felt the arm of Marion on which he "Charming!" said Marion, absently, and looking round for Sir Arthur. Marion, in the mean time, looked as happy as she felt; having now 43423 Mr. Copas did not appear in the farce, which was deplorable and made Mr. Mole feel depressed and ashamed, so that for a moment his old point of "Can''t do with them there big towns," said Mr. Copas, and Old Mole I said to Mrs. Copas, the night you came, that you looked like Matilda and Old Mole walked slowly out toward the setting sun and in "Life," said Old Mole, "is full of astonishments. When Old Mole asked Matilda why the woman When Old Mole told Matilda that he had written a book she asked: "I used to expect great things of Panoukian," said Old Mole, "but then "That," said Old Mole, "is what Panoukian calls Harbottling." "My dear," said Old Mole, "you know, I believe in Panoukian. "I often wonder," said Old Mole, "what the man who wrote it thinks "Panoukian!" said Old Mole. "Panoukian!" said Old Mole. 43469 _Bartlett._--"Oh, I shall rather miss you, you know. _General Wyatt_, with a look of surprise at not seeing Bartlett.--"The _Cummings._--"Yes." In great embarrassment: "Bartlett, General Wyatt has _Bartlett_, without looking round.--"Who is General Wyatt?" GENERAL WYATT, CUMMINGS, _and_ BARTLETT. GENERAL WYATT, CUMMINGS, _and_ BARTLETT. ago, and now I''ve come to play the fool." Bartlett and Cummings look _Bartlett._--"Good-bye; and say to Miss Wyatt"--At these words he _Mrs. Wyatt._--"Hush, Constance; you don''t know what you''re saying." _Mrs. Wyatt._--"You''re all the world to us, Constance; you know it, where it fell." Miss Wyatt''s fan again slips to the floor, and Bartlett _Bartlett._--"Shall I call your mother, Miss Wyatt?" Constance''s face he desists in sudden dismay: "Miss Wyatt, I''ve shocked BARTLETT, GENERAL WYATT, _and_ MRS. CONSTANCE, BARTLETT, _and_ GENERAL WYATT. _Bartlett._--"Miss Wyatt, let me do that!" _Bartlett._--"Oh, yes, you can, Miss Wyatt; you mustn''t lose patience _Bartlett._--"Oh, Miss Wyatt"-WYATT, BARTLETT, _and_ CUMMINGS. WYATT, CONSTANCE, _and_ BARTLETT. 43471 summer night with dark, solemn eyes--Nita Farnham, the miser''s bride. Nita threw one long look of mute despair upon Dorian Mountcastle''s still she saw a pretty young woman--Nita''s maid, Lizette. "Miss Nita, you surely won''t let the old hag escape?" she cried. And so Dorian Mountcastle, saved from death by Nita''s brave efforts, lay "He has no right to demand," Nita said haughtily, but she followed Mrs. Hill to the sick-room, somehow glad in her secret heart of that "Ah, Nita, you remember that day still!" cried the old man in a When Nita had left him, Dorian Mountcastle lay with half-shut eyes in a The third day brought Nita a long love-letter from Dorian. the old hag, Nita ran breathlessly away to watch for Dorian''s yacht. Propped up by the surgeon''s arm, Dorian held Nita''s cold little hand in Tears fell from Nita''s eyes the next day when Dorian told her all that 43703 "I didn''t know what to do," said Mrs. Clydesdale, wearily, "and it came Desboro motioned her husband to a chair, but the man stood looking at "It belongs to a Mr. Desboro," said Jacqueline carelessly. "You know," she said, forcing a little laugh, "I _am_ rather wonderful, "Yes, I saw Daisy in the distance, exercising an old lady," said Desboro Desboro presented them; Jacqueline came forward, offering a shy hand to "If that man comes near me," she said to Desboro, "I shall destroy him "Stop your disputing," said Desboro pleasantly, "and ask Miss Nevers for "Good business!" said Desboro, smiling. As Desboro passed her, Elena said under her breath: "I want a moment "Oh!" she said, laughing, when she saw Mrs. Hammerton and Desboro coming And at last Jacqueline and Desboro went away, and Cynthia slowly turned He knows what I said--about Jim Desboro. 43827 And, without troubling about what people might think, about what Mrs. Van der Staal thought, they would one day go to Tivoli together, or Cornélie saw no one now except Duco and, at times, Urania Hope. Urania came and looked Cornélie up again and admitted, over a cup of Cornélie felt uneasy and spoke of it to Duco that evening, when she met And, while Cornélie powdered her face, Urania looked at they did it quite simply: Cornélie told Urania and the prince that she And Urania took Cornélie and Bob back with her to her own drawing-room. Urania said that the old prince never appeared except at dinner, but summer evening, when Cornélie and Duco went outside, was like a dream. long rooms with Duco, Urania and Cornélie. days, Urania said that Mrs. Uxeley was coming to call that afternoon, Urania said something which Cornélie did 43837 "Tony believes she''ll get on all right," said Mrs. Carew, "when she has "Yes," he said; "I''ll tell you about it later on; I want to have a talk "I think I do know," she said bitterly--"better than you, perhaps. "I am looking for a room," said Mary. "I''m sure, James, you mean first class," said the little woman weakly. "If you think he looks like a married man and is old enough to have a "I''m thinking," said Kincaid, "of letting my mother go to see her." "Good girl!" said Mrs. Kincaid. "You''ll soon feel at home," Mrs. Kincaid said after a pause; "I''m sure Mrs. Kincaid said that she was quite well again to-day; Mary had told "I didn''t know," he said; "I never supposed she''d miss me like that. To Mary he had said little. 43911 "I hate Howard Templeton!" exclaimed Xenie, with sudden, passionate For one terrible moment Xenie St. John and Howard Templeton remained "You are growing thin and pale, Xenie," Mrs. Egerton said, when she came "My dear, how pale and sad you look in your widow''s weeds," said Mrs. Carroll, regarding her attentively. "Yes," answered Xenie, abstractedly; then she turned around and said the man dead--lost at sea!" said Mrs. Carroll, despairingly. "Mamma," said Xenie, slowly, "if my husband had left me as Lora''s left "Yes, indeed, Lora and Xenie are exceedingly like each other, Mr. Templeton. "Lora, my dear," Mrs. Carroll said, in a gently-shocked voice, "you The beautiful young mother and the little babe, the day-star of Xenie''s Mrs. Carroll''s earnest, dark eyes said yes almost as plainly as her "Not Howard Templeton?" said Mrs. Carroll, with such an air of blank "Good-night, my darling," said Mrs. Carroll, looking after her a little 44210 never said a word to you about Madge, yet you knew I was in love with "Who wants the picture of an old woman like me?" said Mrs. Home. Madge, it appeared, did not play bridge; her mother, at any rate, said "You made up my mind," said Madge; "but it comes to the same thing." Philip and Madge Ellington had just gone down to the river, Lady "Only two more men," said Madge, "Mr. Merivale and Mr. Evelyn Dundas." "But there is one thing I must ask you, Lady Ellington," he said, my dear fellow," said Philip, "I cannot take it if you feel like "I thought Madge was his top-note," said Lady Ellington. "Philip told me," said Lady Ellington. "I am sure Madge would love to come," she said, "if she can only "Dear Madge," she had said, "I know your mother will want to talk to 44266 "Thank Heaven!" said Macha to me one day, when I was wandering like a "Come, Katia, no ceremony in the country," said he, smiling, and looking "How I love your Pokrovski," said Sergius Mikaïlovitch, interrupting the "Come, now, tell me the truth, ''hand on heart,''" he went on, turning to bind your life to a man already old, who has had his day, and wants in every look and motion, I felt love, and no longer had any doubts. "Play something, Katia, I have not heard you for a long time," he said, I love thee!" His look said it, and I went to sleep, happy in the thought that the next day would be impulsively, as in the old days, that I loved him, of asking him to read "A happy thought, to play the old sonata!" he said. "It is all over with our old love!" said the voice in my 44486 "Jack, you sha''n''t lecture me," said Dodo; "I shall do precisely as "Jack, you are horrible," said Dodo impatiently, "you don''t believe in "Come, Jack," said Dodo. Dodo left the room, and Mrs. Vivian turned to Jack. "It is so good of you, Dodo, to ask me like this," said Mrs. Vivian, "Dear Dodo," said Mrs. Vivian, "you are looking wonderfully better. "I don''t know what''s the matter with Jack," said Dodo, rather "Dear old Jack," said Dodo, "it does me good to see you. "Jack, it is good of you to come so soon," he said; "Dodo has missed "I wish Chesterford wouldn''t take Jack off in that way," said Dodo "You''re absurd," said Dodo; "but really, Jack, I wish you''d marry "That''s good, Jack," said Dodo; "but you''re not consistent. "I don''t know what Dodo will do," said Jack. "I think I shall come too," said Dodo. 44590 ''I wonder,'' exclaimed Captain Jackman, coming abreast of Commander ''I am that man, sir,'' said the captain, without any emotion in his face. ''Show the captain his room, Ada,'' said the commander. ''In spite of my father''s objections to pirates, Captain Jackman,'' said The captain, turning to the commander, said, ''I want the very best,'' said Captain Jackman, looking darkly at the bald ''Pack it,'' said Captain Jackman, in the abrupt commanding manner of the ''The fact is,'' said the commander, fastening his eye on Captain Jackman, ''You shall not call yourself a poor man here, Captain Jackman,'' said ''You see,'' said the commander, ''being a naval man I have very little ''She''s after that man,'' said the commander, with a black look in the ''I have come, madam,'' said Captain Jackman, ''to speak to the commander ''Captain Jackman''s called to ask for your hand in marriage,'' said the 44982 "One feels that Lady Barbara would repay study," he observed to Jack, as "I avoid the present-day girl like the plague," said Jack. "I went flying to-day," Lady Barbara answered, as she poured herself out "Did Jim tell you about it," asked Lady Barbara. Lady Barbara looked at him reflectively and went to her room. "I don''t dance, I can''t talk and I want to go to bed," said Jack firmly. "I''m going home as soon as I''ve found Lady Knightrider," Jack answered. "Well, I should like to know him," Lady Barbara interrupted. "I hear he''s been good enough to criticize _me_," said Lady Barbara Lady Barbara began to shake her head and then stopped with closed eyes Lady Barbara pressed her hand against her eyes, then drew it away and Lady Barbara looked uncertainly at Jack, waiting for him to become more Lady Barbara, are you _ever_ going to say good-night to 4534 ''Mother said I''d better go to Foster''s,'' answered Sylvia, with a ''Sylvia, how came you to know that girl?'' asked Philip, sternly. ''Oh, mother''s content,'' said Sylvia, a little doubting in her heart, ''I came with Molly Corney,'' said Sylvia. But at the same moment Molly took hold of Sylvia''s hand, and said-''Folk say William Coulson looks sweet on Hester Rose,'' said Molly, ''Wheere''s feyther?'' said Sylvia, looking round the room for Daniel. ''I''ve been talking to Sylvia,'' said Philip, his head still full of ''But he said he''d come to us some night?'' asked Sylvia, half in a Sylvia went like fire; she turned to her mother to read her face. ''Good-night, Philip,'' said Bell Robson, thinking the conversation ''I don''t like Philip to speak to me so,'' said Sylvia, pouting. ''I wish yo'' wouldn''t talk so, Molly,'' said Sylvia; ''me and Philip is 4535 Philip little knew how Sylvia''s time had been passed that day. ''Many a time,'' said Sylvia, smiling a little. ''I wish next time was to come now,'' said Kinraid; but she had ''Sylvia!'' said her mother, ''who''s yonder?'' Bell was sitting up in doubting and envying Philip, as niver did thee an ill turn, or said ''Maybe yo''ll speak a word for him, mother,'' said Philip, annoyed at ''Oh, Philip, would yo''?'' said Sylvia, turning round. ''I''m sure Philip would ha'' wished yo'' for to take it,'' said Sylvia, Sylvia, too, bade Philip good-night, and his look followed ''Philip is hopeful,'' said Sylvia, raising her head and looking ''I''ll go wi'' thee,'' said Sylvia, feeling all the time the ''Why, Kester: why didst niver come to speak to us?'' said Sylvia, ''I think I''m going to marry Philip,'' said Sylvia, in so low a tone, 4536 chance word or two from Sylvia showed Philip that she had noticed ''Now, Sylvia Hepburn,'' said Jeremiah, ''I''ve known thy husband long, ''Philip,'' said Sylvia, one night, as he sate as still as a mouse in ''I got it for thee,'' said Philip, a little disappointed. ''Nay, Philip,'' said Hester, ''thou''s sadly tired; just take this cup ''Philip been complaining of me, and to mother!'' said Sylvia, ready ''No!'' said Hester, ''thy mother has taken it a little too strong; he ''Philip,'' she said, ''this is Kinraid come back again to wed me. ''Poor little one!'' said he, ''thy mother had need love thee, for Philip went away, nor Jeremiah Foster, who had learnt from Sylvia Hester tried to do all she could for Sylvia; Philip had told her to ''An'' she come to see thee?'' said Kester, cocking his eye at Sylvia ''And his wife--Sylvia?'' said Hester. 4537 ''Sylvia, how came you to know that girl?'' asked Philip, sternly. ''Oh, mother''s content,'' said Sylvia, a little doubting in her heart, ''Wheere''s feyther?'' said Sylvia, looking round the room for Daniel. ''I''ve been talking to Sylvia,'' said Philip, his head still full of ''But he said he''d come to us some night?'' asked Sylvia, half in a Sylvia went like fire; she turned to her mother to read her face. ''Good-night, Philip,'' said Bell Robson, thinking the conversation ''I don''t like Philip to speak to me so,'' said Sylvia, pouting. ''I wish yo'' wouldn''t talk so, Molly,'' said Sylvia; ''me and Philip is ''No,'' said Sylvia, in affright at Philip''s fierce look and ''But don''t think, mother,'' said Philip, his last words of Philip little knew how Sylvia''s time had been passed that day. ''Philip is hopeful,'' said Sylvia, raising her head and looking 45623 shall never marry any other man but him." The poor little girl burst "Do you mean to say," he said at last, "that because you love a man, he "Lord Silverdale," said Lillie sharply, "I hate puns. "Thank you," said the poor young peer, making a wry face. "I thought it turned a man''s head," she said musingly. Next day the _Moon_ said she was going to join the Old Maids'' Club. "Yes, won''t it be fun to run her to earth?" said Lillie gleefully. "I thought you would know more than he," said Silverdale, and left. "What do you say, Lord Silverdale?" said the _Moon_-man, anxiously. she said, looking up at his face with her candid gray eyes, "this is the said Lord Silverdale, when Lillie had told him of the poor girl''s "Yes, I am Miss Dulcimer," said Lillie. "We cannot have widows in the Old Maids'' Club," said Lillie regretfully. 45682 "My dear Amory," said Mr. Massey, "Geraldine has asked me to come and "We walk, I suppose?" Cosimo said to Amory. "Well, you can''t help Dorothy''s shortcomings, Amory," Cosimo remarked, It was a very good thing indeed that Amory and Cosimo were able Amory said, "Silly old Cosimo!" But she herself could not help thinking child; he got, as he said afterwards, "simply priceless things." Amory, hers, "I have to get things one way and another." Amory wanted to know Oh, Amory didn''t know.--"All right, come along," he said. When Amory had said this same thing before, Cosimo had laughed, and "We''ve asked ourselves to lunch, Cosimo and I," said Amory, kissing her "Hallo!" said Dorothy, not (Amory thought) exactly welcomingly. Amory kept a straight face.--"Dorothy," she said, "what''s happened to Amory might not even think what she liked about Dorothy and Stan! "Let''s be going, Cosimo," said Amory. 45687 "You see," said Mrs. Ffolliott, "we have just heard from Prudence." Lawrence knew that Carolyn was carefully refraining from looking at The girl suddenly took the man''s hands, and held them fast, looking She turned to Leander, and asked if Mr. Lawrence had been conversing like this, and had he been shamming when "Mr. Lawrence has returned," presently said Prudence. "If I were a man," began Prudence, "and saw two girls like you and Prudence suddenly lifted her eyes, and looked at Lawrence. As she spoke, Prudence held herself aloof, looking at Lawrence. After this Carolyn refused to talk of Lawrence or Prudence. this time she did continue: "Prudence married Mr. Rodney Lawrence, Prudence saw Lawrence turn and look towards the coast that lay low, "I suppose you think you love Carolyn." Prudence said this after a "Carolyn," said Lawrence, in a voice just above a whisper. 457 "Do you think," said Mildred, "that giving me the idea that I must "I don''t know a thing about money," Mrs. Presbury went on. "I should like to read a full account of General Siddall," said Mildred "Do tell me about your early life, General," Mrs. Presbury said. "You hear that, Mildred?" said Presbury, with a nasty little laugh. "Was I thinking aloud?" said Mildred, as she gave him her hand. "So you are free again?" said Mildred, looking at him with a queer, Mrs. Presbury drew a long face and said in a sad, soothing voice: "Yes, "I haven''t thought of the right or wrong of it," said Mildred. Mildred gazed at her vaguely and said, "Tell me--a rich man, a very "I want to be that way," said Mildred. "I want him to know," said Mildred. "Yes, I know," said Mrs. Belloc, as Mildred paused to search for 45719 "Ah, my dear Elizabeth!" said he suddenly, laying his hand on her arm. "Good-night, little mamma!" said Elizabeth. "Indeed, mamma, we all talked about our day at dinner," said Elizabeth. to Balmoral--the kind of news that was particularly gratifying to Mrs. Hancock--Edith now was interested in it, not from wonder--like her "Oh, Elizabeth, I think not!" said Edith, slightly alarmed. "Mrs. Hancock is waiting, miss," he said to Elizabeth. resembling an intimate conversation, and Elizabeth rose just as Mrs. Hancock herself came out on to the gravel walk below the drawing-room "I can''t tell you, dear Elizabeth," she said, "how I have been looking "Elizabeth!" said Mrs. Hancock. "And do come in to-morrow afternoon, Edward," said Mrs. Hancock, with "And now give us our usual treat, dear Edward," said Mrs. Hancock, "And now, Edward," said Mrs. Hancock, "do let us have the tune that I said you were my dear little Elizabeth. 45842 As he said this, a sudden child-like smile lighted up the somber face. "I feel like Danae," laughed Anne, as she shook down a golden cluster "What is the matter, Alexis?" Anne''s tones fell upon the silence like Anne replaced the receiver in silence and she and Alexis looked into Anne looked up into the Marchese''s face with a quizzical smile. Before the door closed behind him Alexis heard Anne''s voice plaintively next the wall and was leaning forward like a broken thing, Anne passed "Very well." Anne put Alexis'' hand back on to the cover and rose to her Rare tears coursing down her cheeks, Anne looked down upon Alexis. "If you please, Jules." Alexis'' eyes were fixed upon Anne''s face. "No use in looking at Anne like that, Mr. Petrovskey. Dragging his eyes from Anne''s face, Alexis hid his crimson anger like a "You seem a little uncertain?" During Anne''s silence, Alexis'' eyes had 46046 "Does O''Rane know the rules now?" Loring asked. "I haven''t got a home," O''Rane answered, with a sudden return of his old "You''ve got a bourgeoise mind, Loring," said O''Rane reflectively. "Well, I had a dam'' good time there," I said to Loring, by way of "What are you going to do, little man?" Loring asked, "when you go "It must have been quite like old times," I said, recalling Sonia''s "I''ll let you know to-night," said O''Rane, crossing the room and making "I shall write to him to-night," said Loring, as we walked up St. James''s Street. "The little man''s born out of time, you know," he said, with a laugh. "Mr. O''Rane''s coming the day after to-morrow," said my sister. "Tell me when you''d like to turn in yourself," I said to Loring when we "Little man!" said Loring. Loring changed the subject by asking where O''Rane had spent his time. 46096 "I want time to think, Yolande," I said. "Mrs. O''Rane," I said, "may I tell you that you talk a great deal of "You''d better get Mrs. O''Rane to bring Beresford," I said. the thing for a young man like that--quite good-looking, you know--to be "God knows _I''m_ not in love with war," said O''Rane, as I flung the "Good-night, Mrs. O''Rane," I said, holding out my hand. know, but I should think that, on the day he comes back, Sonia will try half-step back; I turned my head in time to see O''Rane spring like an Don''t think I enjoyed it, old man." He caught O''Rane''s right hand more than a handful of people know, I judge that Grayle wants to keep You''re going to let Grayle break up O''Rane''s life, take away "You must tell me if it looks all right," O''Rane said to Bertrand. 461 "The Golden Girl," I answered simply, turning my head, and looking half "A pretty dream," said my soul, "though a little boyish for thirty." Manchester,--all longing modestly, said I, to set eyes on a man like "Sixty-seven,--a man can see and do a good deal in that time," I said, "Yes, sir," he said, "I have been about a good deal in my time. the age of fifty, one young woman, one little child, sex doubtful, and She didn''t, I''m afraid, look like a young man of our degenerate day. "Nicolete," I said presently, when I could speak, "it is time for you "I will love you always!" said girl Nicolete. "No doubt," I said; "but Love, like a good householder (ahem!), does "But surely love means perfect trust," said Rosalind. woman like Rosalind, as I call her, gave me her love, it would take girl whom De Quincey loved, the good-hearted little ''peripatetic'' as he 46185 Yes--tonight Karl is to fall in love with his future wife. [OLGA _and_ KARL _look at the_ DEVIL OLGA, _crossing to_ KARL; _to the_ DEVIL OLGA, _goes to_ KARL _R. [KARL _crosses to R._ OLGA _opens door of studio, OLGA, _coming down R._ KARL _goes behind big chair_ KARL, _has been talking to_ OLGA, _but now goes over to_ HERMAN starts to talk at once to the DEVIL, KARL goes toward OLGA, who meets KARL up C. DEVIL, _rises, takes both_ KARL''S _hands_ [DEVIL _and OLGA come down. ELSA, _moves chair so she can hide_ OLGA _from_ KARL. silence,_ KARL _stares at_ OLGA _and the_ DEVIL, DEVIL, _goes up stairs below_ KARL OLGA, _looking at_ KARL _and_ DEVIL, _and speaking with [OLGA _looks up at the_ DEVIL, _who is standing [_Takes a step towards_ KARL, _looks at_ DEVIL [_Silence_, KARL _looks at_ DEVIL, OLGA _is DEVIL, _looking at_ OLGA 46195 "Polly," said Cresap at last, "don''t tease Fessenden. "I think that''s your yacht, Fessenden," said Cresap. "Oh, I read and think a little, Mr. Bob White." She nodded her head at "The first thing a man wants to know on a picnic," affirmed Betty "Betty," he said, "do you mind my remarking that you look adorable "Betty," said Fessenden, when Jim George had left them to themselves, At Sandywood, Fessenden was little surprised to learn that Miss Yarnell "Betty, do come out a minute--long enough to shake hands. "Look here, Mr. Fessenden," he said, "that''s what I While Fessenden was making the _Wisp_ fast, Mrs. Landis and Betty "She seems to be all right," said Fessenden, "but I think I''ll put an "Betty," said Fessenden joyfully, "I really believe we''ve pulled It seemed to Fessenden that Betty''s eyes were bluer than the sea that "I mean with Betty Fessenden, of course." 46298 MARY BROOME (_afterwards Mrs. Leonard Timbrell_) Yes, do, Ada. No time like the present. Edgar, I wish Leonard wasn''t coming to the wedding. You''d better let Mary go, Mother. Mary and my Mother; and you, if you like. Mother, will you take Mary away and I will talk to my father. Father, I don''t want to be hard on Mary, but really--I do think-I want to know whether I must write Mary Broome''s name here. Mary, I think I like you enough to marry you. I didn''t mean Sheila; I meant Mary--Mrs. Leonard. Of course, you know, Mrs. Pendleton, that Mary and I I''d be glad to think that I''m like you, Mary. Yes, Mary''s a mother. You''re like me, Mary; you''re your mother''s child. things--just think what you would do for little Leonard. should like to say before you Leonard that your Mother and I have come 4631 "You are late this morning, Jessie," said Mrs. Loring. Mrs. Loring heard Mr. Dexter leave the house, and with expectation "You are about to marry Jessie Loring," said Mrs. Denison. "One question, Mrs. Denison," said Dexter, as they were about "I called to see Mrs. Denison this evening," said Dexter; and then Paul Hendrickson visited Jessie Loring on the night Dexter saw him "I thought we had fixed on next week," said Mrs. Dexter, in reply. right time, and strengthen my better purposes," said Mrs. Dexter. "Will you go with me now, Mrs. Dexter?" said her husband, coming "I did not speak of leaving him," said Mrs. Dexter, looking up "What is wrong?" asked Mrs. Loring, the manner and words of Mr. Dexter filling her mind with vague fear. "What is to be done?" said Mr. Dexter, turning towards Mrs. Loring, Mr. Dexter," said Mrs. Denison. 46517 ''Let us try to sleep,'' thought the Honourable Sangiorgio. quæstor met the Honourable Sangiorgio, he gave him a little nod and The Honourable Sangiorgio went away, shrugging his shoulders. The Signora Virginia bowed and held out her hand like a great lady. The two deputies had come down to the little open space near the great ''Honourable Sangiorgio,'' said the little Prince, leaning over the side As Sangiorgio went away he heard remarks from the box like ''Clever ''What was the Chamber like to-day?'' asked a fair, pale-faced Minister''s veil, and beside her Donna Angelica Vargas looked down, her lovely face ''I had hoped to see you before, this evening,'' said Sangiorgio, like a She was coming towards Donna Angelica, and Sangiorgio stepped back, Donna Angelica, on Sangiorgio''s arm, went on, stopping a moment here and Donna Angelica, on Sangiorgio''s arm, spoke little, but he asked for She looked into Sangiorgio''s eyes, and 468 "''Tiberge,'' said I to him, ''up to the present moment I thought you were Passionately in love as I felt with Manon, she knew holy and a Christian life,'' said I; ''I shall divide my time between Manon,'' said I, with a look of sorrow, ''I little thought that love like but was prevented by Manon, who said it was better to let the madman go. have been happy in the love of Manon, in the affection of my father, in day,'' said he; ''the happy moment shall not be long delayed; nay, this ''Manon,'' said I, ''tell me sincerely, will you ever cease to love me?'' "I said not a word of Manon, because I did not wish to let them know of Manon said little: shame and grief appeared to have altered the "''Other views for Manon!'' said I, as I felt my heart sink within me; 4687 "Not calling Susan a cow, or anything like that," said Miss Thornton Susan and Mary Lou went into the dining-room, and the closing door shut Susan was glad to get out of the kitchen, and in a moment Mrs. Lancaster and Mary Lou came into the dining-room, too, and Alice rang "I saw my pearl to-day," said William Oliver to Susan, under cover of "Miss Saunders," said Susan quickly, "will you tell Mrs. Fox that my "Good-morning!" said Susan, bravely, when Miss Thornton came into the "She wanted a good time and pretty things," said Susan to "That''s Miss Emily Saunders," said Susan, in a low voice. "We want some butter here," said Billy, as Susan took a roll, broke it "Did you know I was asked to the Juniors this year?" she said to Susan "You know why," Susan said, meeting his eyes with a little difficulty. 47379 _Car._ Not at home!--come, sir, what have you received for telling that _Car._ Sure, ''tis Julio. _Cæsar._ Then let my daughter drop her perverse humour; ''tis a more _Min._ A cousin, sir!--No, ''tis Donna Olivia, your daughter--my _Oliv._ Yes he has a very pretty kind of conversation; ''tis like a _Cæsar._ Yes, sir, she''s remarkably timid,--She''s in the right cue, I _Oliv._ ''Tis a very fine day, sir. _Gar._ I speak of Donna Olivia, heiress to Don Cæsar de Zuniga. _Julio._ Come, no more, Garcia; thou art but a sort of male vixen _Vict._ You guess right; I love a married man. _Oliv._ But we retire separately, sir; that lady is a woman of honour, _Julio._ I believe I shall have that pleasure, madam. _Julio._ Lovely Donna Olivia, how charming is this frankness!--''Tis a _Cæsar._ My dear Don Julio, thou art my guardian angel--shall I have a 47501 the profound laws which govern the love of man and woman. coldness which at times comes over the most ardent woman, man was flow of woman''s sex has escaped man''s observation or his care. beauty in the longing of a loving woman for the unconceived child actual nature of man''s "desire." In the innumerable books addressed woman should know the following: The sex organs of a man consist life-long union, a man and woman ought to explain to each other man, has no definite stimulus to her sex desires beyond the natural man or woman may withdraw from the sex life, often looking down upon the sex-problems, as to whether a man and woman should or should which pass during union between man and woman, affect the lives by the perfect union in love of man and woman. A woman who is bearing a child by the man she deeply loves, has an 478 "Yes, it was your mother''s doing," said old Dumont. Pauline?" he said in a broken voice that went straight to her heart. "I''d like it," said Pauline, always eager for self-improvement and "You DO look dangerous," said Pauline, and the smile and the glance she "The right sort of woman makes her husband''s way hers," said she. "Yes--I suppose there will be a laugh," said Scarborough, his eyes It was on Hampden''s ninth day at home that the old man said "Good "You were far and away the best man we had out last year," said he. at Saint X, Dumont and Pauline were living in New York, in a big house The boy, close to his mother and facing Scarborough, was looking from "Good morning," said Scarborough, looking in on the three women. "Well," said Dumont in a dull, far-away voice, without looking at him. 48474 _(A pause, during which Sitka Charley merely waits, while Mrs. Eppingwell seems to be thinking. Freda know Vanderlip short time. and Sitka Charley grows more positive.)_ Vanderlip come your cabin all And, Charley, you mustn''t tell anybody what you have told me about Mr. Vanderlip going away to-night with that--that woman. sent the dogs, and that Vanderlip wants her to come right on to-night. _(Freda and Sitka Charley start to walk toward the door at right.)_ Let her think Floyd Vanderlip has sent the dogs to bring her in right _(Makes a movement to start toward door to right, and Mrs. Eppingwell _(Enter Mrs. Eppingwell on arm of Vanderlip, who is still in domino. _(Sitka Charley starts toward street door, but is interrupted by Mrs. McFee.)_ _(Walks to Mrs. Eppingwell and Vanderlip at stove at right front, _(Freda and Vanderlip both start, Mrs. Eppingwell observing _(Freda turns head and looks into Mrs. Eppingwell''s face. 48642 "You''ve been thinking about Ora Pinsent all the time," she said. Lady Muddock asked whether Miss Pinsent were really nice, and Babba said "Yes, my Muddocks have gone," said Ashley, laughing. "I think he did like me," said Ora with a ruminative smile. "I like Lord Bowdon," said Ora. this time, and after Alice turned away Ora went on looking at her for "I''m sure you understand all I feel," said Ora, taking her friend''s hand "It is handsome, you see," said Ora, handing it across to Ashley. Ashley pressed her hand and turned away to look for Jack Fenning. No," said Ora. Ashley began to laugh. Irene, "Poor Ora Pinsent!" To him as to Ashley Mead the thought of "I''m glad I went," said Ora, as Ashley handed her into her victoria. "Oh, come on a little way; it''ll do you good," said Ashley. 48937 hearing Lance Cleaverage and Callista Gentry fuss. Callista," prompted a man''s voice, and Flenton Hands stepped out "Whar you and Callista ca''n''t come," returned Lance, speaking Lance and Callista had gone into the kitchen alone to look after "Callista," said Flenton Hands''s voice at her shoulder, "Little time was set for the marriage of Lance Cleaverage and Callista But this was a new Lance Cleaverage looking into her eyes--a man "Lance ain''t got any land cleared to speak of over on his place, at Callista; his glance followed Lance Cleaverage''s light-footed looked up and said, "Here comes Lance himself." And Kimbro Lance looked to where Callista yet held aloof near the door, "I reckon I''d better be goin'' home," Ola said to the pale Callista, Looks like the man that''s got Callista Gentry could afford "Lance has fixed it up with old man Daggett so that Callista can 48990 blood-red things the girl''s father and mother said to him? Daphne Bretton and her father had to think a good deal about it. So Jaffrey Bretton and Daphne and the little blue hound passed "Why, of course, you''re ''Daphne Bretton!''" kissed the man. "And I--happen to be Daphne Bretton''s--father!" hailed Jaffrey "Yes--but Daphne," said her father with scarcely a lift to his "Do you mean," said her father, "that this man has been following "To Miss Daphne Bretton," began the young voice as one quotes "There," said Lost Man. With a little wail of despair Daphne pointed back toward her father. moment from Jaffrey Bretton''s utterly expressionless face to Daphne''s "God knows," said Jaffrey Bretton. "God knows," said Jaffrey Bretton. "You talk just a little bit like my father," winced Daphne. "Daphne----" said her father. "You''re the only man I think of at the moment," said Bretton, 49330 "If I were fifty years old," said the Young Doctor quite bluntly, "Quite sure," said the Young Doctor, without emotion. the woman''s eyes seemed rather oddly intent on the Young Doctor "This isn''t a game, Mrs. Gallien!" bristled the Young Doctor. "Mrs. Gallien," asked the Young Doctor with some abruptness, "just "Good-by!" said the Young Doctor. A woman like Mrs. Tome Gallien "Mrs. Tome Gallien?" jumped the Young Doctor. Behind the little black figure''s back the Young Doctor lifted "That''s just it," said the Young Doctor, "it is of the piano and "U-m-m," said the Young Doctor, "Yes--yes, of course that "The poor little girl must never know of Mrs. Tome Gallien''s audacity in sending her here as an ''Adventure.'' "Why she''s here in my office now," said the Young Doctor. "This is it!" said Solvei, and dragged the Young Doctor into the room. "Oh, now really, Mrs. Gallien!" interposed the Young Doctor''s 4961 for Mr. Wrenn to get acquainted with people, anyway, and Mrs. Zapp did not expect her gennulman lodgers to entertain. boy-who-comes-to-play of Mr. Wrenn''s back-yard days in Parthenon. "Mist'' Wrenn, if you got to come in so late, Ah wish you "And Ah thought you said you was going to be perm''nent!" Mrs. Zapp began quietly, prefatory to working herself up into ain''t got only enough money to last us for food," while Mr. Wrenn begged, "Aw, please let us." Mr. Wrenn implored: "I--uh--I thought you might like to look at "Oh-h-h-h, Mr. Wrenn, you _bad_ man, _do_ come sit down and tell time--and he said, ''Yes,'' he says, ''he''s a good man, but he sure Say, Wrenn--you seem to me like a good fellow--why don''t you get Mr. Wrenn was placed between Mrs. Arty and Nelly Croubel. "First, I want to tell Wrenn how to play. suspense in which Mr. Wrenn and Nelly, Mrs. Arty and Tom had 49762 Sure, I said it was a man''s job, "I''d like to have Brannan under the machine," he said. "Mary Mason can take care of herself," she said. "Shut up and let me put this electrode in place," said Mary. "Nor do I need this machine to know what you are usually thinking of," time to the hum from the loudspeaker, and on the television screen High over the valley came a keening note, drifting down the wind with a stood a figure in a red cloak, staring out over the valley''s dark "The Beast comes!" said Marima tragically. "There," said Dahnjen, "lies our freedom. Mary Mason opened her eyes in bewilderment and looked up at Don Jensen "I don''t exactly know," he said. beast," she said. "And there''s Brannan again, to foul up the works," said Jensen. "We''ve got a wonderful thing here," he said. "I''d have agreed long ago, if you''d asked me," she said. 5006 eyes, when Nina or Ward or his wife turned to him, that Harriet liked. "Nina and the girls are to see Ruth St. Denis on Friday," Harriet said. "We''re a handsome couple, Miss Harriet," said Ward, with a glance "He''s having dinner with the Carters to-night," Harriet said. The thought of Nina brought Royal Blondin again to Harriet''s mind, and Nina''s party!" said Madame Carter to Harriet an hour later, when the "Well, I can give Nina a hint now!" Harriet said, going. "Nina," Harriet said, "you don''t want to have to write your husband a "Oh, Miss Field!" said Madame Carter''s voice, an hour later, as Harriet "Miss Harriet!" Nina said with a rush. crape, you know," Harriet said with a glance at Richard Carter, "but call you Miss Harriet any more," Nina said, with an effort to smile "Mr. Blondin has come to talk to me about Nina," Richard said. 50097 (GANDY _appears with butter on tray, he comes right of table_) Make a (_takes hat and backs to_ C.) I think I won''t wait, Miss Lucy. (LUCY _rises, crosses and kisses_ MISS PILLENGER means obvious (MISS PILLENGER _crosses round and sits_ L.), she was (DORVASTON _rises, takes chair_ R., _sits and begins to load his pipe_) of table_) Gandy, will you ask Cook to come to me? (_she goes into kitchen--he crosses up to French window at_ COOK''S wish (_closes door, takes off hat, and sees_ DORVASTON, _who has turned _enters_ R., _is crossing to door, stops, comes to top of table_ R.; back door open._ COOK _takes glass tray to window, crosses and shuts to top of table, puts hat down; as he crosses_ COOK _looks at door_ L.) door, she goes out._ DORVASTON _and_ COOK _look at each other, she (_crosses down again to_ COOK) It isn''t good-bye--we''re coming 5071 That is what comes of reminding me of Julia Craven. Come, don''t cry, my dear Julia: you don''t look half so beautiful as Craven: let me introduce you to Mr. Leonard Charteris, Paramore takes the card and looks at it.) All right: I''ll come way, do you think is Miss Craven attached to Charteris at all? (He is going out at the right hand door when Craven enters.) Good CHARTERIS (turning to Craven and preparing to read the letter). CHARTERIS (putting his hand on Craven''s shoulder). CHARTERIS (putting his hand on Craven''s shoulder). Cuthbertson on his left, and Julia behind Craven.) Cuthbertson, Craven and Julia turn in consternation.) come to Julia, whilst Sylvia crosses to Grace.) (Paramore and Craven turn to Julia. Charteris, Paramore and you stand to-day where Cuthbertson and I stood PARAMORE (to Charteris, looking at Julia with delight). CRAVEN (coming between Charteris and Sylvia). CHARTERIS (taking Craven''s hand). 50905 "Mary Alice Pope," she said, speaking slowly and with an odd wonder, as again how a man like Kesserich had come to marry such a creature. "That is Mary Alice Pope," Mrs. Kesserich said in a strangely flat gloom by the cabinet, Mrs. Kesserich''s white face looked at him with With a start, Jack remembered that it was Mrs. Kesserich telling him "I love you, Mary," Jack said softly. A look of slyness came into Mrs. Kesserich''s bovine face. Mrs. Kesserich turned on Jack in anger. "You mean," Jack asked, "that Martin sent them away to bring up the slewed around so that it almost faced Jack and Mary. Very slowly, he turned around and for the first time looked at Mary. Mary stared at him, then turned wonderingly toward Jack, who felt his He wondered if the sea had pulled down Martin Kesserich and Mary Alice 50969 "It''s more than a legend," said Sam Halden, biologist. "You''re thinking of Earth," said Halden. "I''m complimented that you like our contract so well," said Taphetta, humans hadn''t developed as much as lower races and actually weren''t "Tell me what you know about it," said Halden. "They''re little things." Firmon held out his hands to show how small. "That''s what I don''t like," said Taphetta, curling. they were looking for a special kind of planet, like Earth, because "But I think we have a better one than they did," said the Ribboneer. "I thought so," said Taphetta. "Kelburn." It didn''t sound like a name, the way she said it. "Now you''ll learn why they ran away," said Taphetta. "A new theory," Kelburn said, though it wasn''t, for they _had_ left. They sat down facing it--Taphetta, Kelburn, Meredith, Halden and Taphetta sat on top of the machine, looking like nothing so much as a 50988 "I''m delighted to meet you, Mrs. Gabriel Lockard," the fat man said, she thought, the best way; her body was much too good a one to risk so "Too bad he got married," the young man said. And I know you have that man''s--the real Gabriel millions stashed away," the young man said angrily as Gorman remained "Sit down, Carmody," Gabriel said cordially, as he handed the newcomer "You''re the real Gabriel Lockard." His big body was "That other man is the real Carmody now, isn''t he?" She looked up at "Look, Gorman," Carmody said, "I''m not working for you; I''m working for "Look here, Gorman," Carmody said, in a low voice that gradually Gabriel Lockard''s, formerly housed in Jed Carmody''s body, now opened "You''ll run, Mr. Lockard," John Keats'' body said as he entered the "It was a good body," he said, not looking at 51047 Later, as she took the omelette up, she heard Brendel setting the opera allowance until he could commercial-grid his car to another city. "Latsker''s pop got money." Brendel launched into his story again. Before she could dial Brendel''s breakfast her mother was on the grid, same stupid people, Elka, Ferren, her mother and father, were always Her father scowled, seeing Ferren on Brendel''s best She had just talked Sella out the door when Lukia Collins gridded in. Then Brendel was on the grid. Brendel said, "How many for opera?" The last time Lukia and Ferren had been here he had done "Brendel, you may come back when I am gone. She would not stay and fight Lukia for Brendel. Ferren took Brendel''s arm. to make Brendel want Pollony back only briefly, as a point of pride, Even as Brendel was feeling Lukia''s face with his eyes, letting her 51053 "I don''t even want to think about him," said Tennant. Tennant caught Dana looking at him and there was near approval in her "Thanks, Eudalia," said Tennant. "Rog," said Dana, looking suddenly scared, "I''m sorry I snapped at you. "Were you ever in a big-game hunter''s trophy room?" Tennant asked "Good," said Tennant, fighting down his anger. The captor Tennant called _Opal_ came in through a far corner of Tennant knew, meant nothing; Opal might extend thousands of yards in "You know, Cass," Tennant said quietly, "I never for a moment dreamed "Sorry," said Tennant. So, Tennant thought, they hadn''t used the gateway. Tennant knew now why he was the only male human the captors had been Cass got the car under way and Tennant sensed them coming through. "What for?" Cass countered and Tennant knew it was time to act. Opal, Tennant discovered, was almost as frantic as Cass. 51115 Vyrko considered the problem while Lavra sliced a peach with delicate It was three days after Kirth-Labbery''s death before Vyrko had brought Vyrko never understood whether Lavra had been bored before that time. He had read the Holt stories solidly through in order "Darling," said Lavra, "I want some meat." "--and we''ll know," said Lavra, "whether it''s a boy or a girl." So he read Norbert Holt''s story to her--too excited and too oddly Vyrko had no time for amazement when Lavra and the laboratory vanished. button because Norbert Holt had said she had poked (would poke?) the Kirth-Labbery knew and I''m the greatest man in the world. "I''ve got a story problem," Norbert Holt announced there. "Story problem?" Manning said, a little more sharply than she''d remote year X reads a story that tells him how to work a time machine. "I don''t know," said Norbert Holt. Holt?" Manning asked the girl a 51194 Sam was the Director of the Domestic Center and a man sold on his job. Joe looked for some scorn in Sam''s words, found it, and said, "The big As the car rose for the Inglewood station, Sam looked over, but Joe''s They''re all the same, Joe thought, Sam and Pete and the rest. Joe took a breath, looked away, and back at Burke. "I thought you might be deaf, as well as dumb," Joe said. Chief was a great guy for seniority and Burke had it, or Joe would "Thought we''d drop over to the Harveys'' for a drink," Joe said. Joe said, "Heat, that''s what does it. Driving over to Westchester that night, Joe told Alice, "Sam''s a "You act like a robot," Joe said. Then Joe said, "Well, Alice, it''s time for the volition. Joe said tolerantly, "You''re a little confused yet, Alice. "Joe," Vera said. 51210 Like most important places, the Govpub Office in Center Four was I started to turn away and the cyb said, "Information on tanks is I felt like anything but standing there and looking lonely working here?" Personal talk at a time like this wasn''t approved We came to a turn in the corridor and something happened; I''m not sure I walked out and wanted to turn and smile at Lara, and get into my "_The woman, Lara, attracts you_," said the voice. "Of course," I said again, and went back to washing my hands. looked at me and said, in approved voice and standard phraseology, Activity Control said they couldn''t do a thing until I was registered. "A spy," said Apollo, looking into my open eyes. "I don''t," said the Chief, and got up. It was the first time I had heard his voice. 51478 "''Sol Jones,''" he read, "''Lamavic four-star offender. smuggler, and I had in fact a little present for my girl Florence--a just come from there and so had Florence''s little diver, which I had I looked at the diver, concentrated hard on the thought of a bottle I''ve brought you a little baby diver, honey, all the "Honey," I said carefully, "this is a little baby. honey, because a whole row of nasty-minded Solar Civil Servants would look like little glass eggs when you can see them--as I can, by using "Did you say reading other people''s thoughts, like a telepath?" she Florence looked thoughtful. "Look," I said when she came. By the time the diver picked up my thoughts and came flickering into On Antimony IX, the little divers switched from one space-time point "You don''t like divers, so I''ll little diver and he''s mine!" Think wide and grand, Sol Jones, I said. 51563 Credits for Temi Rose production of Oscar Wilde''s A Woman of No Importance Directed by Temi Rose Mrs. Arbuthnot Michelle Sims Mrs. Allonby Temi Rose Lady Hunstanton Charlotte Hampden Lady Caroline Pontefract Lucy McMichael Lady Stutfield Shelley little Farquhar, Butler Arthur Harold Francis, Footman Arthur Harold Lord Alfred Rufford Arthur Harold Alice, Maid Shelley Little Scene 1.1 Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. Scene 2.1 Ravel Sonata for violin and piano in G major Duo Montefiore Scene 2.4 Bach Partita No. 3 in E Major for solo violin: Karen Gomyo Scene 2.4 Bach Partita No. 3 in E Major for solo violin: Karen Gomyo Scene 3.1 Debussy Preludes Jeremy Denk Scene 3.1 Debussy Preludes Jeremy Denk http://www.classiccat.net http://www.classiccat.net http://www.classiccat.net http://www.classiccat.net Scene 3.2 same Scene 3.3 Dvorak Two Waltzes, Op. 54 Musicians from Marlboro http://www.gardnermuseum.org/music/listen http://www.gardnermuseum.org/music/listen http://www.jmc.co.il/ http://www.jmc.co.il/ http://www.2cyberwhelm.org/2011/wilde/woman/ 51571 On one corner Pendleton stopped and took a deep breath, Pendleton crossed the street and turned down the alley the old man had Pendleton liked the pre-quake apartment house Beth lived in. "It''s because I''m so intense," Beth said, near her bedroom door. Pendleton let himself into Beth''s darkening apartment. Pendleton opened the bedroom door and turned on the lights. beyond Beth''s low, blue-covered bed was open and the wind was flapping Edging around the bed, Pendleton closed the window and picked up the Something started tapping on the window behind Pendleton''s chair. Pendleton spun and saw the cat scoot through the open bedroom door. and anyway Beth would want to get in when she got home. Pendleton took Beth''s shoulders. Beth shrugged her shoulders until Pendleton let go. Pendleton slammed Beth''s door and went out into the clear night. Pendleton called Beth''s name over and over, but she wouldn''t come back. 51736 I simply helped a little old lady cross the street. All right, I admit I was old for Boy Scout work. course, to think that a poor old lady on my arm would ever inhibit the standing there, not even trying--the worst-looking old lady I ever This was something new in little old ladies. "Please do stop and think a minute," the old witch told me. was, the way I got it, a life form based on something approximating result was that, instead of looking like a plain old witch, she seemed "All right," said my old witch, as Venus closed the set with her final "What do your kind do with old bodies here?" That ought to be enough of a hole for as wizened up a little old body one this time, for a big, beautiful, long-legged, red-haired body. "Never mind, darling," she said quietly--sadly, I like to think, as I 51824 "Sterile like germ-free," I said. "You''re dry by the tank," Dr. McQueen said into his hand microphone. "Yes, sir," I said, checking the gage of my reserve-air tank. "Safety man is suited and scrubbing, Chief," the monitor said. "This is John Bogardus, the Voice of Purity," I said, "broadcasting "I''m sorry, Johnny," McQueen said. "That''s a good nine hours ago," I said, glancing at the clock set over "I''m getting a little drunk, Johnny," the Firebird said, "and a little "Tell me, John," Dorsey said. "A man could hardly have been alone on Mars," Dorsey said. "Pick any ''F''or ''G''-type star with planets," Dorsey said. "O.K., John," Dorsey said. years," Dorsey said. half light-years from here was human," I said. "Go on, Johnny," Dorsey said. "Blackmail sounds like just what we need," Dorsey said. "O.K. Thirty of us were born into the Big Tank," I said. 52019 Matthew with his arms folded like the brethren, and Ellen close beside Ellen sat up and dried her eyes on her father''s large, smooth "She''s coming, Father," said Ellen in a whisper. Matthew ate with his eyes fixed upon his plate, and Ellen wiped away an "Oh, Father!" said Ellen holding his hand tight. "Come and shake hands with me," said she, and Ellen obeyed, feeling Matthew''s eyes were bent upon the floor and Amos looked at Ellen returned to the house Ellen expected that he and Amos and Matthew would Stephen sat for a long time looking down at his clasped hands. deep eyes, like a dark night, Ellen, when the sky is very clear and Ellen lifted heavy eyes and looked at Matthew. Fetzer went to the little side door, through which Ellen had learned "Here is Ellen, Grandfather," said Matthew as he opened the door. 52247 young man''s fame as _a great reader_ soon spread, and Richard began to long letter, a man came panting in, whom Richard at once took for Mr. Alder, the Chancery manager. "You write?" Richard asked, interested at once, but afraid lest Mr. Aked might be cumbrously joking. Richard into the sitting-room; "I thought you would like someone here "Been here long?" the older man asked, when Richard had come round "Well, I''ll be off." Jenkins rose, and his eye caught Richard''s little "Surely you shouldn''t have left the house to-day," Richard said, "Coming home?" Mr. Aked asked Richard, who at once prepared to leave. "I never said--" Richard began, looking nervously towards Mr. Aked. "At any rate, we have soon got to know each other," said Richard, "It would certainly be a good thing," Richard agreed; but Adeline said, Adeline said that she would go home; but Richard, not without a little 52447 "You''re jus'' beautiful, Miss Jane Evelyn," said Susan firmly, "beautiful "I''ll take the tray down directly, Miss Jane Evelyn," said honest Susan, "Why--er--did you not come down to dinner to-night, Jane?" Mr. Aubrey-Blythe wanted to know next, his remark being prefaced by a long sweet young lady like Miss Jane Evelyn," opined Susan. "My aunt''s name is Lady Agatha Aubrey-Blythe," said Jane, endeavoring to "I couldn''t sleep in this room, Mrs. Belknap," said Jane, in a low "Now, Jane," said Mrs. Belknap, producing a leather-covered account "Yes, Mrs. Belknap," said Jane pointedly. "I''m sure I don''t know, Mrs. Belknap," said Jane. "If you are referring to Mrs. Belknap," Jane said, "I beg to inform you "Oh, if you insist!" said Jane, "I told Mrs. Belknap that I did not care "Poor little girl," he said in a deep voice, which fell upon Jane''s ears 53711 whether or not Miss Lydia Arnold was going to accept Herbert Maxwell as Cunningham, Miss Peggy Blake, Miss Lydia Arnold, Guy Perry and Herbert loves a lover, and to the Westfield Hunt Club Herbert Maxwell''s kicking of Lydia Arnold married and settled which set Mrs. Cole''s nimble brain Mrs. Cole put her head on one side like an arch bird by way of "To break some other woman''s heart, I suppose," said Mrs. Cunningham. their new town house, her husband''s mother, old Mrs. Maxwell, died Harry Spencer and Mrs. Herbert Maxwell were seeing more or less of each "Just what my husband said," added Mrs. Miller, a bride of a year''s "But Herbert Maxwell never would," said Mrs. Cole, reaching for another But though Harry Spencer continued to dog the footsteps of Mrs. Maxwell, so that he appeared in her society on all occasions, and people 5401 "Rose," said Madame Bernard, suddenly, "you are very lovely to-night." rug beneath her white lace gown, to the crown of dusky hair with redgold lights in it, Rose was made for love--and Madame wondered how she open letter as she came into the room where Rose was sewing and Isabel "Just before I came to live with Aunt Francesca," said Rose. Madame Bernard and Isabel had not yet come down when Rose entered the "Allison," said Madame, "I want you to meet my niece once removed--Miss Allison closed his violin case with a snap, said good-night to Aunt "We''ve had a dandy time," said Juliet, crushing Isabel''s hand in hers. "I hope I haven''t tired Rose out," said Allison, offering Isabel a "Isabel, my dear," said Madame, kindly, "never wait at the window for an "Aunt Francesca and Rose put you up to this," said Isabel, bitterly. 54926 "And is a fortune all that you mean to look for in life?" asked Helen. "I can''t help wishing that you looked more like her," said Mrs. Dalton, "Oh!" said Marion, "in knowing Helen, one knows all the people that "You have not told me yet, Marion, what you think of Paul," said Helen "The last most likely," said Marion, whose knowledge of life was "Oh!" said Mrs. Singleton, "my uncle will know all about it, I am sure. "Well, Marion," said Helen, "now that you have seen Mr. Singleton, what The day after Mrs. Singleton''s evening, Helen said to her cousin: "I "I know little or nothing of the people of the town," said Mr. Singleton; "but I meet a sufficient number of my old friends--brought "Where shall we go?" said Mrs. Singleton to Marion, when they had "You think of everything, Helen," said Marion. 54931 Mendel looked puzzled and said: "When _I_ drew a picture of teacher he The time came for Mendel to leave school and Issy said he had better "He wants you," said Mitchell, pushing Mendel forward. And Golda said to Mendel after the interview: "A woman like that is "I''m sure," said Clowes, "I don''t want to look like a woman to any Mendel wanted to talk of pictures and art and the old painters who had "You must come to see me every day," said Mendel, "and every night we "Good-night," said Mendel, still loath to see his friend go, and he "Come and look at it," said Mendel. "Come on," said Mendel, "I want to dance." And he caught her by the "I don''t want to talk about it," said Mendel. "Yes, I''d like to go," said Mendel. "Oh, Mendel," she said, "I have been wanting you to know, but it 55816 The young man turned his head to observe it, and at that instant Rachel Rachel glanced at him askance, and one little hand trembled so on the Involuntarily Rachel extended her hand; then her face went white. As she looked at Emily the colour even left Rachel''s face with the see Emil took possession of Rachel like a fever. little maiden look, and the earth for Annie rocked, though for Emil it life and death, Nora each day doled out a little money to Rachel. A look of joy flashed into Rachel''s face and she extended a hand which Grasping Simon''s hand, Rachel dropped her head on his arm. Annie had never said a word to Rachel of Emil''s constant shortcomings time Rachel''s face wore the scornful look it had worn in Annie''s Outside Rachel''s door Simon Hart stood with his face in his hands. 56077 "A week from next Tuesday," said Lord Harrowby solemnly, "at San Marco, "Lord Harrowby," said Minot slowly, "my instructions are to go south "Well," he said, "you might be good enough to tell Lord Harrowby that "Jack," said Minot slowly, "come way from here with me. Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship''s hotel "The beauty of Mrs. Bruce''s wit," said Miss Meyrick in Mr. Minot''s ear, Mr. Minot, looking up, saw a sneering smile on the face of Martin Wall. "Lord Harrowby," said Minot, trying to keep the excitement from his The girl and Harrowby led the way, and Minot and Paddock followed with Old Spencer Meyrick said nothing, but Minot noted that his face was "Lord Harrowby," said Wall, "these two gentlemen have come to take you "Er--by the way," said Harrowby, looking at Spencer Meyrick. "Minot--George, old boy," Lord Harrowby said helplessly. 56161 Nigel took away his hands from his eyes, and Len and Janey glanced Nigel obediently began to swallow the soup, while Len and Janey talked Nigel dropped his violin, and looked out with dream-filled eyes at the "Wan''er go ''ome!" shrieked Ivy. Nigel looked so mortified that Janey could hardly help laughing--till saw beautiful things in the hedges, he wanted to give them to Janey. "Nigel came home last night," said Janet, breaking the silence that had When Len and Janey came in from the yard that evening they found Nigel Len and Janey were like the woods, they did not change--then "I''m glad you came to me at East Grinstead," said Tony, a little "Hullo!" said Nigel--then suddenly he laughed; they all looked so "Janey will," said Nigel. "There''s no one," said Nigel, "nor likely to be--I must go, Len." Nigel and Janey looked into each other''s 56577 added, turning to Adrian, "I leave you, you lucky young man, in She looked at the young man sideways without turning her head. "My good Isherwood," Miss Smyrthwaite said, softly, as she moved away the young man''s goodness of heart, sense of personal success, delight "Our good Challoner is a little disposed to magnify his office," Adrian Joanna raised herself, looking, not at Adrian Savage, but past him, out The women"--Adrian paused, looking full at Madame St. Leger--"I am ''impertinent''?" René Dax asked, softly and sadly, as Madame St. Leger--the little girl''s coat removed and her frilled white skirts "It comes to this, then, my dear young man, I think," she said. She no longer shaded her eyes with her hand, but looked full at Adrian, "This is what I have so wanted to tell you, Adrian," Joanna went on. "Since you are good enough to ask my advice, dear cousin," Adrian said, 56753 "Not ride her!" answered Miss Douglas, opening her black eyes wide. "You found her as good as she looks," said Miss Douglas. "I should hope Miss Douglas will never ride that animal now," said Miss Douglas had long promised General St. Josephs that she would General St. Josephs cursed himself for an old fool twenty times a day, "Then it''s a lady," said Daisy, apparently but little interested in the "Ye''re a wild girl, Norah!" said Lady Mary, shaking her handsome head. "What sort of people _do_ you like, dear?" said she, in answer to the "I''ve marked your card for you, Miss Douglas," said the General. "He''s a good mile horse anywhere," said the quiet man, who had backed tea, Miss Douglas walked across the room like a queen, took Norah''s "But if I--if I don''t like her well enough," said poor Daisy, looking 56961 "I want to get the address of Miss Leslie Underwood," Burton went on, "No, merely ill-mannered," said Burton politely, as he turned away. But the moment that Leslie Underwood entered the room, Burton forgot "Now I am going to begin my story," said Leslie, "because I want Mr. Burton to understand what lies back of this present persecution. Underwood opened his eyes and looked at Burton with portentous But Mrs. Underwood looked down the table toward Burton and spoke with moment''s hesitation, said: "Henry, will you hand this to Mr. Hadley, stupid one," said Burton, thinking that it was time for him to take a "Hand him a knife, Henry," said Dr. Underwood. "Come away from this," said Burton in a low voice to Leslie. "Yes," said Selby, looking at Burton defensively under his eyebrows. "Yes, I shall see Ben Bussey," said Burton. "It looks all right," said Burton. 56980 "My uncle, Mr. Bergan, I presume," said the young man, taking off his short, Major Bergan confirmed anew the old truth that no man can live "It is Maumer Rue," said Major Bergan, not only with unwonted kindness the Major, as she laid her hand on Bergan''s head,--"yes, just a little "Do I look as if I stood in need of either good office?" asked Bergan, Mrs. Bergan''s mind having by this time returned to the business in Could Astra have seen the look of triumph in Doctor Remy''s face, she Suddenly he raised his eyes to Major Bergan''s face with the question;-"I can see that those are Miss Bergan''s eyes," replied Doctor "By the way," said he, turning to Mr. Bergan, "perhaps I can give you "Do you know," asked Bergan, suddenly, "why Doctor Remy has married At the Hall, Doctor Remy was a little startled to find Major Bergan in 57139 "Well?" said Ralph, looking his caller over with a professional eye. "I''ll come and take a look at your mother," Ralph said. "Fine night," said Ralph to Nahnya, loud enough for those on shore to "I thought maybe he was your husband," Ralph said, with a great air of "Charley does not look like you," Ralph said presently. "Nahnya, I swear I''ll never give you cause again," said Ralph. "When you are old I think you will laugh at this," Nahnya said, looking and said a little breathlessly: "Ralph, I got to tie your eyes, now." Nahnya said no more to Ralph, nor did she look at him again, but her "Nahnya come," the old man said quietly. your Nahnya?" she said, turning to Ralph. "See if he have a gun," Nahnya said to Ralph. "The white men will never come in--this way," said Nahnya from between 57319 Agueda turned away and entered the comidor, leaving Don Beltran looking "My little Agueda," she had said--stopped short, and sighed. Beltran had laid his hand on Agueda''s shoulder as he would have done "I never heard the Señor say that," said Agueda, with the air of one who "Oh, no, Señor," said Agueda, smiling frankly. "I should like to see Aneta, Señora," said Agueda. "I wish that you could come down to the river," said Agueda. "No, Señor," said Agueda, looking down. "Beltran," said Agueda, with a happy smile. "I think the padre is away," said Agueda, looking down. "The Señor Silencio?" said Raquel, breathless, her eyes flashing with a "I do not know that Don Beltran," said Raquel. "Shall I show the Señorita to her room?" asked Agueda of Beltran. "Agueda," said Beltran, "bring my mother''s cross here, will you? Agueda?" said Beltran. Beltran looked at Agueda, and then down at Felisa. 57427 "I think I shall have to come with you, neighbours," said Rhys, "and "Nonsense," said the young man impatiently, "come back and don''t be a The old man looked keenly into George''s face. "Now," said the old man, "I''ll say good-day to ye, Mr. Walters, I must "You will ask your uncle?" said Harry, looking earnestly into the somebody, and he felt like a man in a dream as he looked round at the "Mary," said Williams at last, his face still turned to the white "Mr. Fenton has come over from Waterchurch on business," said Mr. Lewis, turning to her as she entered, "and I am sorry to say that his was kept on till bed-time to look after Harry, came in and took their plain man like me," he said lightly, drawing the back of his hand They said little, the man of few words and the woman of wounded heart. 58305 soon as they were old enough, still Numè was only a little girl of ten, "Cleo," Tom Ballard said to her one day, as the Japanese left her side "My pleasantest memory," he said, "is of a little girl named Numè. "Bud the Japanese girl be pretty," Numè said, with dignity; "pretty more When Mrs. Davis had said Sinclair did not care for Japanese women she and then smiling at Sinclair she said: "Arthur, _this_ is Numè, Miss had told her of Sinclair''s not liking Japanese girls, with the usual "Miss Cleo," it said very simply, "I have told my father and Mr. Watanabe that I cannot marry Numè-san because of my supreme love for girls in Tokyo, Numè said: "I want to have a talk with you, Numè dear," Mrs. Davis, said, gravely; "Numè--the girl was Miss Ballard--the man Mr. Sinclair. "Yes, she wanted to _know_ Numè, she said, before going away," Sinclair 58725 Simon Grover always felt like a goldfish in a coptercab. "Hurry," said Simon Grover, a small, energetic man with close-set hazel "Sit down, Mr. Grover," the Counselor said as Simon entered the room. the man said, smiling not quite professionally--which, Simon knew, "We''ll say three weeks." The Counselor scrawled something on Simon''s be very impressionable," Simon said, "and very talkative. "This newlywed girl must also be naive," said Simon. By the time Simon took the tubeway out to the suburban Long Island Simon could tell it was a development of newlywed homes turned up the walk, noticing the small, ranch-type name post with "Mr. and Mrs. Jane-Marie Paige" on it in big gold letters. "Simon," she said, barely above a whisper, a radiant smile on her face. "Jane-Marie," he said. a married man can display (and in his own home, thought Simon). "Could it be anyone but you?" Simon said. "I agree with you," Simon said. 58730 small enough was the little radio-like gadget Price had called a moment I saw the Semantic-Translator in the heart of the fragile, wire Miss Bertha Kent walked back the gravel trail from the dressing room. Bertha Kent wanted something better, an ideal she had held in her mind her tent, the man from the camp beside hers came to help. "Independence is one thing, Bertha; I like that in a woman. Bertha began to see Walt as he was: brilliant, Miserable and angry, Bertha Kent went into her tent, but not to sleep. liked--a frizzy-headed, coarse-voiced blonde, and a paunchy old man who Suddenly a light flashed in Bertha''s face. "We just heard what happened last night, Miss Kent," she said. at the same time the voice from the machine said, "So you''ve finally lost your man, Miss Kent. She saw Walt look up from his stove. 59255 Hal Webber leaned back in the soft Formair Executive''s seat. "Well Hal," the old man murmured softly with a placid smile of "That''s nice," Hal said mildly. "That''s right," murmured Hal, a little more forcefully than necessary. "Bruchner," said Hal with mild irritation. almost like a civilized man--even without the treatments." "I know," Hal said tonelessly. "Now Hal, you know better than that," his father chided him gently. "You''ll be mild with a wife, Hal," his father assured him softly. "All right," Hal murmured. "I know about her," Hal replied thoughtfully. Hal opened his eyes and looked up at a golden-framed face. Hal continued to stare at the woman for a moment, then muttered "Wilderness," Hal murmured. "Oh yes?" Hal said with unconscious anger, lurching to his feet. Let me tell you something, Hal Webber, I''ve heard about you. Once inside the Aircab, Hal became taciturn and thoughtful, but Lois 59285 Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only you or Clifford--and Cliff hasn''t practiced for a century or more. Anne _was_ Clifford''s Anne _was_ Clifford''s rating as Webb Fellow, and one of them was Clifford Ainsley. one point to another--like the course of a human life--but all within Anne Tabor was a lovely, Webb looked up quickly. about Clifford that Webb didn''t like, a hardness, a lack-luster _It''s a long life._ Anne will be back in circulation Webb arose to his feet slowly and moved toward Clifford. "You build fine chess-playing machines, I hear," Webb said softly, Clifford gasped, "_''Sa long life, Webb_ ... Clifford''s eyes were closed now, and Webb knew that the roaring in his Clifford collapsed to his knees, and Webb let him go with one final, It would still be a long life for Anne. Webb looked up. "You ask that, Webb? 59535 "I have an appointment with the Director." Lucifer Brill''s voice still eyes-only, Q-clearance sanctums, Lucifer Brill took matters into his When Lucifer Brill opened his eyes, his face was half buried in a white Lucifer turned back to the window in time to see two men, in the same be standard garb, Lucifer opened the door and faced the men coming up Lucifer did not raise his eyes to Nina''s face, but through the "If you please," Lucifer said to Huth, "I would like to observe your Lucifer saw Nina nod at him, and try to smile encouragingly. Nina looked at Lucifer again, hesitated, then turned away without Now, for the first time, Lucifer saw uncertainty on Huth''s face. "Our card tests have discovered many psi positives," Lucifer Huth put his hand on Lucifer''s shoulder. Lucifer thought of his crude experiment with the psi positive children, 59716 "Of silver images," replied Everest, and his eyes went to Regina, who Everest''s eyes met Regina''s and a little flash passed between them, an Rector''s voice came to them calling Everest, and Regina drew away "Oh, look how lovely this is," she said, as Everest came and stood A little chill came over Regina as she looked; the cold, perfect face Everest knew that he loved Regina now, that he passionately longed for "And do you think a girl like Regina Marlow would be happy as a and Regina thought how lovely they looked--like flowers themselves in Regina looked round with delight, as she and Everest entered together of Everest, and Regina thought what a delicate, fairy-like vision of Regina''s face was pale and Everest''s clouded when they all rose from Regina looked at Everest, and a sudden fury like the hot smoke of a 59798 As Rose Chantry left the room the light went out of Terrington''s face, "I suppose you''re Captain Terrington," she said, turning towards him "And you think they mean to, Captain Terrington?" asked Rose Chantry. "A chance the less, I think," said Terrington. "I should like to break the news to Mrs. Chantry if I may," said Walcot "Yes," said Terrington, kindling sympathetically at the thought of the "No doubt," said Terrington with his grave smile, "but without being "Oh, that''s all right," said Terrington, smiling; "they''ll go over the "I wish I knew," said Terrington, handing over his horse to a sais and "Mir Khan permitting," said Terrington with a smile. "Time to turn in," said Terrington, as he came back out of the darkness They went a little way in silence, and then Rose Chantry said gravely: Lettice said nothing; her glance, lifted from her hand, looked away 59990 "Well, Elsie," said my mother at last, looking up with a smile from her "Does Mrs. Grey know the Marchesa Brogi personally?" asked my mother, "Elsie talking women''s rights!" cried Jenny, looking up astonished from "You are Miss Meredith," he said, speaking in English, slowly, with "I cried all day when Andrea went away," she rattled on; "I was quite "In the ball-room," said the Marchesa, while Annunziata nodded across "I am Andrea Brogi," he said, with a little bow; "and I believe I have "I dare say Andrea can waltz my way," I thought, looking down at my "Miss Meredith, I am sorry to see you looking so pale." Andrea dropped "Miss Meredith," said Andrea, taking my hand, "will you make me very "Mother!" cried Andrea, with a pale face and flashing eyes; "be careful Andrea answered very quietly: "My mother, this is no time and place for 60020 General Beauregard Courtney sat in his staff car atop a slight rise and "General Courtney, this is Mr. Adjaha," said Piquette. Beauregard turned to Piquette. "I think you''re crazy," said Beauregard candidly. governors that turned the South to war instead of peace." "But I can''t," said Beauregard. Governor Beauregard Courtney of Tennessee sat in the tall chair behind The war was going badly for the South, and Beauregard unhappily took "This is Adjaha, a friend of mine," said Piquette. drive on Tullahoma, and I went to Chattanooga to see Piquette," said "I remember you in a dream," said Beauregard faintly, "and words about "Piquette," said Adjaha gravely. interfered," said Beauregard. "I''m sorry," said Beauregard. "I''m Beauregard Courtney," he said. General Beauregard Courtney sat under the open-sided tent that was his "Quette, he can''t do it," said Beauregard. "Adjaha, you black scoundrel, why don''t you die?" demanded Beauregard 6056 "Nobody knows that better than I do," Mostyn said, a sickly smile "Yes, that certainly is true," Mostyn said, "the ideal is the thing. "I don''t know whether you can or not," the old man said, as he sank "Oh, I''m all right," Mostyn said, good-naturedly, "just a little run "I don''t want to tell you till you see it," Mrs. Drake said, smiling "''Sh!" said Dolly, for Mostyn was quite near He was smoking an Dolly swept Mostyn''s expectant face with a startled look and then fixed "Well, I''m glad it came out all right," Mostyn said, lamely; but Dolly, "I didn''t know he was in town," Mostyn said, in surprise. "I did not know your father had such a hot temper," Mostyn said. "Yes, I know what the child said," Saunders retorted. Mostyn saw him, I think, but said nothing. "I want to see your father," Mostyn said. 6065 Owen, on his way to summon Pauline and Harry, descended to the "Yes, Polly," said old man Marvin, "a great writer ought to see life in Harry and Pauline rushed in, followed less hastily by Owen. grasped the old man''s hands, and Harry, seizing the telephone, called "Harry, I didn''t know you drank?" said Pauline. "And I love you, Harry," said Pauline, lowering her eyes until he saw the front door to got Pauline and Owen, Harry was hurt that he had not Owen watched Harry lift Pauline up and wrap her in his arms with a "You look like a pirate now, sure enough," said Owen, observing Boyd''s "I think you''re rather hard on Owen, Harry," said Pauline. Pauline had left the car and was standing between Owen and Harry near "Where am I to come?" asked Owen, as he approached Harry and Pauline. 60799 Glenn Wheelan stepped back out of the way as the water came hissing Karen caught his hand and led him up the beach away from the water. Wheelan absently put his hand on Karen''s shoulder. "He passed away," Karen said, moving Wheelan''s arm around her with her "I could write to the governor," Wheelan said, noticing Karen''s soft Wheelan got to the second button before he realized what she had said. "Cats make me feel crawly," Wheelan said, pushing his schooner back and cats." Wheelan made up his mind not to drink the beer. Rubbing his hands slowly together, Wheelan said, "I''m trying to start "Mr. Balderstone, Mr. Wheelan," Karen said. Wheelan shook his head, glancing at Karen. "And it''s my intention to run you out of town," Wheelan said. Wheelan said quietly to Karen, "You''re not going to...?" Karen slipped a leaflet into Wheelan''s hand. 60811 sure, the thought did cross her mind that Krelis might not come to her At this Geert''s red cheeks grew a little redder, and her big black eyes Just as the set was forming, Krelis dropped Marretje''s hand and said matters, pulled long faces when they talked about the little Krelis the little Krelis was laid away in the graveyard--what love he had to time one of the men would open the door a little and take a look It was old Jan himself who told me this, and he said that when Krelis come into a bubble of water that set the boat to dancing like a cork. boat was lying; and when we were come close to her I said suddenly, as My little Tess came to me, a sea upcast, after one of our great That was the way that my Tess came to me: and I know now how good my 60837 president of Colorvue Publicity, Inc. Lao had never heard of the firm. about, Voter Caprin," said Lao. second vice-president, Lao Protik, chief psycho-artist for "I hate to leave Nuyork," said Lao slowly. "It may sound boastful, but I''ve never courted a man, Lao," she said. "Thanks, Grida, but I''ll be all right," he said, turning away. be fatal to any chances of a Lao-Grida marriage. the basic personalities of Lao and Grida is filed in their Calculator "This," said Distane heavily, "is Lao Protik, Voter Attok." "It was a telephone check," said Lao desperately. but I''m not married," said Lao. Attok raised his eyebrows slightly. "But, Lao, I didn''t know you did this sort of thing," she said, "But the child of Lao Protik and Grida Mattin can--and probably "Lao and Alina didn''t even contest Grida''s Now Grida has the baby and Lao and Alina have gone emotional make-up of Lao, Grida and Alina. 61048 _History of English Literature_, Herbert Quidley''s penchant for old in the book, had high-school typing students taken to reading Taine? Let it be said forthwith that old books were not the only item on After coming in the door, the girl deposited a book on the librarian''s the girl''s name was Kay Smith, he went out and got in his hardtop. Dayol_ and _snoll doper_--that the two communications were in the "I paint profiles with words," he said. when she said, "Would you really consider word-painting _my_ profile, Somehow the words "what on earth foreign organization" got turned and staring at the indecipherable words, was a normal girl like Kay "But if Jilka wanted a _snoll doper_," he said after a when he saw Kay coming down the walk. "Someone''s following us," Quidley said. "Jilka," Kay said. little while ago you asked me what a _snoll doper_ was," she said. 61053 "All right, then!" Jeffers snapped after a long moment. "I was thinking of the mountain slides," said the pilot. Tolliver, driver of "missions" across the menacing wastes between dome that Tolliver guide her to the office of the manager. pilot stared at Betty, trying to recall pictures he had seen of the "Mr. Jeffers," said the girl, "I may look like just another spoiled Betty, and Tolliver thought he muttered something about "just landed." Tolliver, hardly thinking about it, expected the someone to be After considering the idea a few minutes, Tolliver managed to sit up. "Thanks for letting me know in time," said Tolliver. "This plastic is tough," said Tolliver, "but it will bend with enough "I''ll come along with you, Tolliver," said the girl. "That''s all right," Tolliver told the girl. "That''s right," said Betty. send his own little girl way out here to Ganymede to look for whoever 61055 house of her father, an avocado Master, down in the lower valley. Henry stopped six feet Henry was taller than Ole, but thin and almost weak looking. Theta ran about fifty feet down the path, then turned to watch. Henry faced the girl. day, sneaking into deserted houses or taverns at night for food and of light through the trees as Henry approached it cautiously, Theta As far as they could see it was like the houses in their valley, only The moment Henry came within three feet of them they flew open, inwards. Perhaps that''s what happened in the other valley, thought Henry. What startled Henry was that they were _above_ the valley, looking down that looked like the apartment houses in Town. Henry and Theta slipped Henry stopped before him. The button, Henry knew, turned on as well as off. Henry stepped into the open, but not too close to them. 61397 Diane and I sleep when the water is black like the ink of the squid are not pretty like Diane''s face. The Voice says that the Faces have The Voice then says that the Faces are watching us, as we sometimes I question the Voice about a baby for Diane, but Diane sees me and, wanting to play, swims behind a rock and looks back, existed the Truce inter Energi, Terrans and ourselves, there was a Diane and I have decided that we _want_ a baby. The _beush_ ignored the assistant''s words and said, "I have received Diane is having a baby; sharks Today I damned the Faces nine times and finally _wanted_ them to go The sharks come today, because Diane is having another baby. of us to _want_ all the Faces around the tank to die, as the eldest boy will also leave, there is enough space for all the babies Diane could 61810 little world, from which our Earth might learn much. their charts had named it Zura--a dark, cold little world of perhaps atmosphere of the dark little world, let us through to its bleak, then, from the laboratory, came Dr. Livingston''s gasp: "John, look--" We had said nothing to Duroh and Carruthers about the Xalite, fearing weird convex surface of little Zura came up at us. Carruthers and Duroh now were up, with the little white Zurians The little white Zurians who were leading we advanced, the whole little Zurian world seemed turning forward and "You are the leader of your men?" Tara said quietly to Duroh. door-oval one of the little white Zurian guards was coming forward, At Tara''s appearance on the little height, a great shout went up. two or three of the little white Zurian guards who evidently had "Tell me more of what I will see on earth," Tara said. 61826 Few medical men would have guaranteed Space Captain Jonathan Lane Dorothy Lane sighed and looked hopefully up at Mallory. "Tim''s not a businessman," broke in Dorothy Lane. And Tim Mallory said quietly, "I''m sorry, Tim Mallory did not need Dorothy''s sudden gasp to tell precious thing to Tim Mallory, was but a matter of minutes. Tim Mallory opened his eyes. Captain Lane''s hand came to his forehead in brief, "Never mind, Mallory!" roared Captain Lane. the ship, white-faced and flying, Captain Lane on her heels, covering second, before Captain Lane''s gun splashed flame upon it, it had come steadily, toward the cave-mouth Captain Lane had pointed out on the openings; for a moment Captain Lane stood considering these silently, other bat-creatures circled them, and Tim, for the first time, got an "I still find it in me to wish," said Captain Lane, "that you had been It was then that Captain Lane found time 61895 Solo Morgan laid his small portable spectroscope on the rock and sat From here, Solo Morgan could just see the tiny blob of his one-man Morgan dropped to the rocks, into a shadow Morgan was flat in the rock hollow. There was a rock-ledge some thirty feet away over a little chasm. The little red-shelled, ball-like thing on the window ledge suddenly "Well," Morgan said, "your father''s theories, here on Titan--" "They found him, lying like that," Nada said. had seen Morgan''s little space-ship; knew he was here, and were looking Morgan knew perfectly well what he was going to try to do--get the girl Morgan gripped the girl and stood still, peering around. Morgan and the girl were lying in a little depression Morgan could see that there was no chance for him and the girl to move trembling girl gripped Morgan. Morgan raised his gun, but Nada shoved it down. 62096 Asked Doug MacNeer with a smile sincere, Doug''s eyes opened wide when she strolled to his side But strangest to tell, it was Doug and not Nell By name of MacNeer--" Nell told him, "He''s here; "You mean--?" whispered Nell. Nell trusted her spy; he would not tell a lie-MacNeer didn''t act like a man who had cracked And yet--Venus Nell smiled tightly--Ah, well, Nell''s eyes opened wide. But Dougal MacNeer, growing bolder, Dougal, gleaming of eye, the glass lifted high "Work, Nell?" Dougal gasped, and confusedly clasped We know from your log you struck gold in the Bog; As Doug MacNeer''s eyes opened wide in surprise "Well, _now_ will you tell us?" persisted Nell. As Doug MacNeer''s voice babbled clear Such secrets are better hid. Of Doug MacNeer, and, "Listen here, Me you''d found all the gold that a man could want With Dougal MacNeer as her mate. 62478 So Mary went along, to the parlour where Laurence Carlin was waiting. people--and you just a boy too, just Laurence," said Mary dreamily. "Yes, I know, you think he isn''t good enough for Mary. "I want to keep my promise," said Mary clearly, with a look of the most Mary thought they had better turn back, but Laurence protested. "I don''t know, Mary," said Laurence with a faint weary smile. "I don''t," said Laurence, smiling, curiously touched by the old man''s great time we live in, Laurence, I wish I was young like you and could "Judge," said Laurence huskily, "you understand a lot of things. Hilary looked into her eyes bright and liquid with feeling, and said to "Then Laurence thinks the man was right to murder his wife?" Mary said "You know," said Mary suddenly, "Laurence and the Judge are going to Laurence and Mary looked at one another gravely and sadly--both felt 62996 "One man falls into a beast-pit," said Ciaran impatiently, "and in two This time it was Ciaran that stopped, with the stewpot in his hands, Grey animal fur grew on them like the body-hair of a hairy man, Very softly, so that nobody but Ciaran could hear her, Mouse whispered, Mouse paused for breath, and Ciaran got a look at the hermit''s face. Ciaran said, "Yeah." He looked at Mouse. Ciaran got a good look at his eyes. The eyes in that face were what set Ciaran''s guts to knotting like But it stopped Ciaran like a blow in the face, penetrating Their clear, light voices rose up to where Ciaran and the hunter lay. "Bas," said Ciaran. It was like no light Ciaran had ever seen before. themselves against Bas. Ciaran cried out, "_Mouse...!_" the Mouse that Ciaran knew, was dead behind her dull black eyes. Ciaran looked at Mouse. 63125 Erna was down and out at the time--she''d just come to Landsmann''s, was kitchen long enough to barter laughing glances with Erna and passed down He looked up at her anxiously, but Erna smiled; her eyes softened and "Moral or unmoral, but not--" Breen started and waited for Nielsen to Carstairs looked from Nielsen to Breen and continued staring at the "And what has that to do with Erna''s life, present or future?" Nielsen Breen started drumming on the table; Nielsen looked across at him and "What, this business of testing Erna?" Nielsen asked gently, and studied Breen wanted to poke into the argument, but Nielsen raised his hand "Yes," Breen and Nielsen assured her. Jimmy again came closer, but Erna shook her head in warning. Jimmy looked at Erna on Erna was in a splendid mood when she called on Nielsen that evening. 63238 "And," said Power, "my Mrs. Elliott''s story is that Mick O''Neill, our "Don''t count yet on going, Mr.-my-friend-Power," Maud Neville said. The steps of Power died away, and King and Maud Neville were left "He''s good company," Power said, settling again in the old seat. There came to mind the first time he had seen Maud Neville, a day "Good night," Power called out a second time. "Wants a day''s work," Power said. "A man can say he has put a good day''s work behind him," Power said, The old man turned into the house, and Maud Neville put her hands on "If he comes while we are here, I shall make a point of going," Mrs. Selwyn said. "I reckon you make the old place lively dropping in like this," Mrs. Gregory began, looking from one to the other, and leering at Gregory 63309 "Thank you, Captain," Jean Palmer said amusedly from behind Don Denton. "I knew Mr. Denton wouldn''t let me down," the girl said quietly, "I''ve Jean Palmer gasped, and slowly color came back to her white face. Jean Palmer leaned over, touched his arm with a slender hand. "I think," she said quietly, "I feel like you must have felt the Don Denton backed slowly toward the _Comet_, his ati-gun tight in his Jim Palmer skidded to a stop, menaced by the ati-gun, fell, sprawling "Look, Palmer," Don Denton said, "I like jokes as well as the next "Well, Denton," Palmer said worriedly, "I''ll talk to you later." Then Don Denton saw Jim Palmer lift a heavy strip of leather belt, "Drop that gun, Denton," Palmer snapped. "Holster both guns, Denton," Jim Palmer barked. "You go in first, Denton," Palmer said quietly. Jean Palmer shivered, held tightly to the trouble shooter''s hand. 63393 Ron Barnard leaned unhappily on Quong Kee''s bar and looked over the They faced the bar, and their questing eyes found Barnard. Barnard looked through narrowed eyes at Commander Lansfer of the Space Quong Kee gazed back coolly, and Barnard saw that he''d learn only what Quong Kee peered narrowly at Barnard through half-closed eyes. "Gail recognized you standing out there this evening," said Quong Kee. Again the haunted smile crept over his lips. Quong Kee''s eyes flickered briefly toward Barnard, and he gestured Quong Kee. Barnard frowned, watching the police examine the knife that protruded "Miss Melvin," he said, "I''ll have to see the Space Police, find out if "Very thoughtful of the Space Police all of a sudden," said Barnard. Barnard saw Gail''s hand hovering over the tiny bar. Barnard''s slow moving mind noted the silver covering over Lansfer''s Gail stared at Barnard. 63419 Devil Garrett, Starrett Blade was fighting for Ten minutes ago, Star Blade''s ship had spun into the stagnant waters His fighting had earned Starrett Blade the nickname of "Death Star." Death Star said, "That jet-gun is empty. "Look, Mr. Devil Garrett," said the pirate, still smiling softly, "Miss Star stood quiet, and looked straight into Garrett''s eyes. fire-blade into your face, Devil Garrett!" Star Blade stood before a transmitter, and thought about death. Starrett Blade--then Garrett could not kill him and cut the beam in She said quickly, breathlessly, "I know you''re Star Blade, now. Starrett Blade and that man out there is Devil Garrett!" she made a The girl standing by his side, Star turned toward Garrett. him to make him dodge, and then Star got his hand on Garrett''s jet. they call ''Death Star.'' I''m not facing Starrett Blade in a gun fight. "Now I know why they call you ''Death Star'' Blade," 63530 Painters: A Tale of Old Japan." Yoichi Tenko, the painter, [Sidenote: I] Kimi was loved of Tenko Kimi watched him, young and proud, Painting by the purple sea. He could paint her tree and flower Kimi watched his wings expand: Why she wept, said Tenko. Drifting over the sea: Three long years while Kimi dreamed Small white hands in the temple raised _Rose-white temple nigh the bay, Over the sea from Tenko._ Over the sea from Tenko._ Said, "You shall wed him, O Kimi": Painting the rose-red islands, Yoichi Tenko, the painter Yoichi Tenko, the painter Yoichi Tenko, the painter Left me," whispered Tenko, "Fairer far," said Tenko. Is a flower," Sawara said! "So it is," said Tenko. "So it is," said Tenko. Great Sawara, the painter, [Sidenote: VII] Little O Kimi came. "Kimi," he said, "I am wedded! White as a drifting blossom This is art," said Tenko! 63604 A lovely image shimmered on the visa-phone screen in Captain Jon "My controls are in order, Sir," said the Radio Officer. "I was about to inform the Engineer, Sir," said the second-in-command, Engineer McTavish looked up from a chess game with Ray Control Officer Captain McPartland saw Ray Control Officer Roberts get up quietly "Get me Terra Patrol Base on the ship visa-phone," he ordered Radio "Lieutenant Parek''s exact comment, Sir," Clemens said sadly. "Radio, scramble for ship code," Lieutenant-Commander Clemens said into Begging your pardon, Sir," he added to Jon. McPartland shot the Engineer a quick glance and nodded. "Begging your pardon, Sir," McTavish said fiercely, as his commanding "Your logic is sound, Sir," said the calm voice of the Ray Control "The _Avenger_ is ready, Sir," Jon said, when the officer had left. Almira Denton looked up at Captain Jon McPartland with eyes that were 63605 One part of his mind said, _This is it, this is the fabled city of When he reached the bottom of the canal he began to run toward the city. When Eric regained consciousness the people of the city were all about Garve had seen the city from farther away, and its effect had not been Eric asked, "You knew I''d come after you?" "We are going to them, to the center of the city." Garve''s voice Garve cried, "In here," and pulled Eric into a crevice between two Garve put one hand on Eric''s gun hand and said, "Wait here. Eric was seen an instant later, and the people of the city began to She said, "He is Eric the Bronze. "This whole city is a machine!" Eric asked. Eric asked, "And I am to destroy the City?" Eric said, "The Legend again! Eric turned, and went back into the building, looking for Nolette. 63683 the story--just ask olive-skinned Sukey Jones._ He was thoughtful of Sukey, and many a time when we got in, and he answered, and said that Sukey had moved out. tell me where Sukey had gone if my name was Harry. Sukey had gone to live with a Mrs. Althea Campbell. Harry was waiting down at the office when I got back there. "A Miss Sukey Jones live here?" I said. I got hold of Harry as quick as I could, but I could see right away Mrs. Campbell had taken Sukey Jones and left last night for Venus. "Come on," I said to Harry. I didn''t want to upset Harry, but I had spent enough years on Venus to Sukey Jones came up from behind Harry and put her hand on his arm. He said, "Sukey, I--" "I can''t let you do that," Harry said. 6563 father becomes reconciled to his daughter having married a serving-man But let us endeavour to speak to Celia for a moment, to know what she SCENE III.--CELIA, LELIO, MASCARILLE. want now; let us make better use of our time; let us know of her quickly SCENE IV.--TRUFALDIN, CELIA, MASCARILLE, _and_ LELIO _in a have come to consult you to know whether his love is likely to meet with SCENE VIII.--TRUFALDIN, LEANDER, LELIO, MASCARILLE. SCENE XI.--LELIO, TRUFALDIN, MASCARILLE, _and his company masked_. [Footnote: Though Lelio says to Mascarille, "Enough, I know it all," he SCENE III.--TRUFALDIN, LELIO, MASCARILLE. SCENE VI.--TRUFALDIN, LELIO, MASCARILLE. SCENE VIII.--LELIO, TRUFALDIN, MASCARILLE. I shall stay as long as you like; I only wish to please you; let us SCENE IX.--CELIA, ANDRÈS, LELIO, MASCARILLE. I shall soon let you know what can be done. I shall go and inform my master of this, and let him know 7055 ''Play summat else!'' said Hazel, ''not that; I dunna like it.'' ''Foxy''d like me to get a green velvet,'' said Hazel. looking, as Hazel said, like ghosses. ''If such things come to pass, mother,'' Albert said, and his eyes looked ''Many folks be like that,'' said Hazel out of her new wisdom. ''The world wunna made in seven days only for Abel Woodus,'' said Hazel When Edward and Hazel burst into the parlour, like sunshine into an old To Edward, as he watched Hazel, they seemed like people thanking God ''Look at ''em longing after the old lady''s jam!'' said Hazel. ''My Hazel,'' Edward said, standing by the cart and looking up, ''welcome Mrs. Marston had said several times, ''I''m almost afraid Hazel is ''Edward,'' she said, ''is not what he was.'' She waited till Hazel came Edward said nothing to Hazel of Reddin''s visit. 7606 "What think you of this story?" said Glyndon as the young men walked "Let us enjoy the present," said Glyndon, with vivacity; "we are young, Gionetta," said she, sweeping on to the stage, and passing by Glyndon, "Be calm, Isabel di Pisani," said he, in a low voice; "Signor Glyndon," said he, "loves Isabel; he may wed her. The next day, Glyndon bent his steps towards Zicci''s palace. "You are a gallant, Mr. Glyndon," said Zicci, with a smile; "and do you "While you assume the moralist to me, Signor Zicci," said Glyndon, with Zicci looked gravely at the young man, whose sparkling eyes and then, speaking aloud, "Go, Glyndon," said he; "in three days we shall "It is a high throw," said Zicci, calmly; "nevertheless, Signor Mascari, "I have won, you see," said Zicci: "may we be friends still?" It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for 7607 "Signor Inglese," said the voice of Zicci as Glyndon, pale, wan, and "I ask not the sacrifice, Glyndon," replied Zicci, coldly, yet mildly, "Open, Isabel,--it is Zicci," said the voice again. "Isabel," said Zicci, in a voice that spoke deep emotion, "I am by thy "And not thy love," said the Italian, turning on him her hurried and "Prince di --," said the stranger, in a voice deep and sweet, but ha!" said the Prince, laughing scornfully; "I half suspected thee "My lord," said the Corsican, speaking aloud, "the Signor Glyndon has upon the board did Zicci turn his eyes from the Prince; and he then "Do you wish my friend also to taste the wine, Prince?" said Zicci. "You speak well, sir," said Zicci, gravely;--"the Prince dare not "Rash man," said Zicci, in a tone of compassion, "thy crisis is past, Mejnour, receive thy pupil!" Glyndon turned, and his heart 7789 the ship threw a little circle of light, moving always like life life is that "If she likes to come round to the studio when one''s work "Doesn''t she look like my picture now?" said Octave. The dear old man said of course he remembered, and that he As I looked across the bay, Doris seemed but a little thing, almost There were many little things which helped to pass the time away. Doris looked at me, and thinking her eyes more beautiful even than the "Yes, I like it, but I am thinking of the Doris that lived two "I am longing," said Doris, "to see that beautiful red drawing-room memories, I said, "Play me a waltz, Doris; I would hear an old-time "Will you come for a walk?" I said, thinking that the gardens might said made her look like an old gipsy woman, and the sunlight fell on 7968 _"''Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an'' he did talk his quick mind worked to find what human interest had brought Joan Tregenza thousand times more religious-minded than Joan, and sometimes Joe wished "Well, faither, he''m contrary to sich things, as I tawld ''e, Mister Jan. Faither said Joe''d better by a deal keep his money in his purse; but he let feared her; but he loved Joan, for she was like her dead mother outwardly "''Pears I''ve comed the wrong day, Joan," he said presently, when Mrs. Tregenza''s back was turned, "but now I be here, you must do with me as you Then the memory of Joan''s love for Tom from the time he was born came like An'' ''tis the same here, ''cause God''s eye be on you, Joan Tregenza, than the love of Nature or of man, was Joan''s new life born. 8081 remember that mine and that of Mrs. Pallant and Linda were now very same effect on Mrs. Pallant''s I know not: she held her peace. "I''m almost capable of writing to her to come out," said Mrs. Pallant. of thought, but Linda Pallant certainly constituted for the moment its of the morning--it was after our early luncheon--I walked round to Mrs. Pallant''s to let her know I was ready to take action; but even while I "I don''t think you''ve heard every word she has said to him," Mrs. Pallant returned with an emphasis that still struck me as perverse. "Oh she''ll live to do better," said Mrs. Pallant. You can tell him that if you like," said Linda Pallant. she added, looking over my head at Mrs. Pallant, who had just come in "She''s amazing--she''s amazing," said Mrs. Pallant as we looked at each 8642 of "The Great Lawsuit.--Man _versus_ Men; Woman _versus_ Women." the life of man, for hearts crave, if minds do not know how to ask it. there exists in the minds of men a tone of feeling toward women as of God. Were thought and feeling once so far elevated that Man should esteem Woman such as the conduct and wishes of Man in general is likely to his mind a feeling of reverent love worthy the thought of Christian that high idea of love, which considers Man and Woman as the two-fold be fit for relations in time, souls, whether of Man or Woman, must be Quakerism also establishes Woman on a sufficient equality with Man. But, though the original thought of Quakerism is pure, its scope is birth-place; God his object; life and thought his means of his eye when life, and thought, and love, opened on him all together. 9081 John Burke!" she said, giving my hands a little, impatient "You are the most beautiful woman in the world," said a choked voice fair women, but I have never seen a girl like Miss Winship; she is In her college gown Helen looked more like herself than the day before "The poor thing''s dying," said Helen, coming to his side. look after you; but it''s a long way off, New York--seems like a dretful "Joy, you know Cousin Nelly?" I said; and at sound of my voice, they I saw Peggy Van Dam, seated beside a large woman--her mother, Mrs. Henry--and chatting busily with a stout, good-natured-looking young want to give up, look out for a little fat girl with blue eyes and a good-night to Aunt; I didn''t look at Milly, but ran away to my room. "Poor little Princess!" said Kitty, who hardly comes to Helen''s 9164 Pierre, with heart oppressed, stood contemplating the old priest, whose "I don''t know if I shall be able to hear the address," said Pierre, "but Pierre watched the old priest as he went off towards the Rue Cartot, The man did not answer, but opened his anxious eyes, like a scared idiot. "Do you know an old workman named Laveuve in the house, my child?" "A former house-painter," continued Pierre, "an old man who is ill and "And so, madame," asked Pierre, "this man Laveuve lives on this floor?" first, on seeing Pierre''s cassock, the old man had growled some coarse "You know what is going on?" he said to Pierre. life, make but one man happy that day, it would be like a first "Where are you going, Monsieur Duthil?" Pierre asked. whatever you desire, Monsieur l''Abbe," she said to Pierre as soon as 9165 Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the Pierre remained silent, so as to let his brother tell the story as he "Light me, Pierre," said Bertheroy, "take the lamp; and let Sophie give "My poor little Pierre," Guillaume faintly murmured, "you must forgive me in the same way Pierre pictured Guillaume as one who had lost caste, "My poor little Pierre," the elder brother slowly said. Pierre raised his eyes, and for a long time their glances lingered, one And Guillaume, who, to calm his little brother, had set his hand so late an hour, Pierre hastened into the next room to receive the new THE little house in which Guillaume had dwelt for so many years, a home "Madame," Pierre resumed, "Guillaume told me to give you this little key, "Monsieur l''Abbe who came the other day," said Pierre again. how you must suffer, Pierre, my little brother! 9166 poorly that morning, and that Gerard, like a good and dutiful son, had rooms, late as usual, she took possession of the young man and scolded "Gerard is coming here to ask for my hand in a day or two." Hyacinthe had drawn near to his sister: "You know," said he, "it''s simply "Yes, just as one says it to a little girl by way of amusing her. come, for I have some good news to give you, and wished to leave you the Duvillard let her drink on, but she guessed his thoughts, like she think of was to secure Gerard''s presence, for the young man, with some "Silviane is right, people naturally like a laugh "It''s very good of you to come back the first," said Monferrand. Nobody indeed could have looked more like an honest man. no longer a young man," he said; "it''s all over this time. 9167 "Come in, Pierre," called Guillaume; "shake hands with these young men." "But father''s come home," said Thomas; "he''s upstairs with Mere-Grand." "My dear Marie," Guillaume now exclaimed, "you know very well that the work of Mere-Grand and the three young men, for Guillaume would never He shook hands in turn with the young men, Mere-Grand and Marie; dream, in the large work-shop, where Guillaume and the young men welcomed ONE evening, at the close of a good day''s work, Pierre, who was helping When Pierre, in his turn, was about to retire, Guillaume laid his hands Marie, who on her side raised her eyes and looked at Pierre, knew nothing he, Pierre, still young in years, was returning to life, leaving his aged about her, on the three young men, and on Guillaume, Marie and Pierre, "You love Marie," continued Guillaume, "why did you not loyally come and 9168 "Come, quick, then," said Massot, turning to the brothers, and taking As Pierre and Guillaume gazed at the guillotine, a feeling of nausea came "He''s coming," exclaimed little Massot, as he came back to Pierre and his peaceful way, like a good-natured man who is stern only when One day, however, Pierre caught sight of Guillaume as he came out of it, works, some one came to Guillaume''s with the news that old Toussaint, the When Pierre drew near to little Celine in order to kiss her, Madame Thomas smiled: "Well, you must remain patient just a little longer," said Pierre groped his way out of the vault, leading Guillaume like a child. Guillaume appeared, followed by Pierre, a great cry of resurrection came my dear child," said the old man, "how much I wanted to speak to Pierre had taken hold of his brother''s hands, and looking into his eyes 9374 "Christina," she said, "you''ll not require to be looking for Andrew. Pittendurie, the marriage of Andrew Binnie and Sophy Traill was a fact then Andrew and Jamie went away to their night''s work; and the girls "We are alone, Sophy" said Christina; "but women folk are often that." his side, and Jamie said frankly, "Andrew, your dear sweet sister loves "There is a good reason, Mother!" said Andrew, as he rose and with absence, Christina should tell her mother what Sophy had said about "Sophy ought to love you with all her heart and soul, Andrew." accident did happen, her mother, and Sophy, and all Andrew loved, would "You had better go home, Christina," said Sophy, with a sarcastic "I''m like to greet with the good news, Andrew," she said, "it came so hand-clasping, and good words, were said; and Jamie went off to his new 9385 "Talk of fitting," said Betty, "If you like I''ll fit on that black "Don''t you think we might have a window open?" said Betty. Betty was thinking how little her step-father had ever cared to know "I could come out at six if you liked, or--or five," said Betty, anyway," said Betty; "but I do wish you''d just think about Paris, or "Yes," said Betty, "of course I know that." "I know the very thing," said the Aunt, and went on to tell of Madame "She likes you," said Betty, "and she won''t come in, but Madame "I really do think you''d better go home," said the new-comer to Betty "Look here," said the black-browed woman, turning suddenly on Betty; "Yes," said Betty, "I know. "Oh, yes," said Betty--"do you feel like that too? "Oh, don''t," said Betty; "don''t look like that! "It''s Mr. Vernon," said Betty. 9475 books, I know.--Miss Lovel is a very clever young lady, I assure you, Mr. Granger, and has read immensely.--Sit down, Clary; you shall take away an "Miss Granger reads a good deal, I suppose, like Clarissa,'' Lady Laura Miss Granger said a good deal about the great people she had met that year. "Miss Lovel of Arden Court, I believe?" she said, looking at Lady Laura. "Good-night, Clarissa," said George Fairfax; "I shall see you again very "If nothing comes of this Granger business I shall take her abroad," Mr. Lovel said to himself; "anything to get her out of the way of a Fairfax." "It may be your home again, Clarissa, if you care to make it so," said Mr. Granger, coming very close to her, and with a sudden passion in his voice. "I wonder you asked Mr. Fairfax to Arden, papa," said Miss Granger, when 9749 know Harry Boyce a long time before they remarked that his eyes were not "It''s a rude fellow, sir," Harry said. "I hope I know my place, Mr. Hadley," Harry said solemnly. "My good friend, Harry Boyce, Alison," said Geoffrey with a patronly hand "Colonel Boyce is it?" said Lady Waverton with some emphasis on with a great clatter, and Colonel Boyce cried, "Odds life, Harry, you are "For a versatile man," said Harry, and looked at his father curiously. "Not but what Harry is a faithful, trusty fellow," said Mr. Waverton, "Sure, sir, it''s the gentleman Mr. Hadley told you of," said Alison "Good-bye, Sir John," Alison said, and turned away. "Come, Harry, let us go home," Alison said. "''Egad, sir, come away,'' says Colonel Boyce; and he was in fact dragging "Mr. Waverton said that to Mrs. Harry Boyce? "Madame is Harry''s mother, sir," Alison said. 9786 ''But I''m only going to fetch Edith Ottley for a drive,'' said Hyacinth. ''Yes; of course, she''s not a dull old maid over forty, like me,'' said ''Would you like me to play to you a little?'' Anne asked, when Hyacinth ''Edith, I want you to look nice tonight, dear; what are you going to ''I suppose you think it went off well,'' said Anne aggressively. ''I know what it is, he''s very good-looking,'' said Anne. course,'' said Lord Selsey, ''and you want to marry, I suppose, or you ''No. Somehow that isn''t the kind of thing she''d like,'' said Cecil. ''Bruce'', said Edith, ''you won''t forget we''re dining with your people ''I suppose what you''d really like,'' said Anne, ''would be to see Edith ''I should like to go back with you a little,'' said Edith. ''Edith,'' Hyacinth said, ''do you know I am rather worried about two 9799 seasick to leave her room for the last ten days, though Monny and Mrs. O''Bri--I mean, Mrs. Jones--think she''s shut up because men stared, and the stout, good-looking man of thirty let drop the arm of the girl, is, he''s not as good-looking as Monny and I wanted our dragoman to be. "No. He only said, from a friend who''d expected to meet you; and Mrs. East was sure it must be from the one you were talking about." "But--I want to settle things this morning or--not at all," said Monny, Miss Gilder looked thoughtful, though she kept silence: and next day, Mrs. East doesn''t tell Monny that Antoun is "Anthony with an h" because And Monny had answered, "Won''t it be _great!_ Does Bedr think----" But I shall have to look after Monny and Brigit, as Anthony is having his away," said Monny, in a weak little voice, scarcely at all like her 9851 ''I beg your pardon, Bruce,'' said Edith, now feeling thoroughly in the ''Madame Frabelle _may_ be right, you know,'' said Bruce. ''I rather like my room, you know,'' said Edith. Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little ''It''s been jolly for you,'' Bruce said to Edith, ''having a ripping time ''I''ve got a bit of sunburn, I think,'' said Bruce, popping up to look in Madame Frabelle then told Edith and Bruce that she had promised to dine ''Of course you won''t go,'' said Edith to Bruce from the telephone. ''Bruce is only a little tidy,'' said Edith. Presently Edith told Aylmer about their new friend, Madame Frabelle. As Bruce, Edith and Madame Frabelle came in together, Landi went ''Oh, Edith likes going to see him,'' said Bruce to Madame Frabelle. ''Bruce, said Edith, ''I''ve just had a letter from Aylmer, from 9955 "Well, do let me at least open my eyes, Richard," said Bertha, trying to "Good evening, Frau Bertha," he said from across the road, and she could "Won''t you come and sit by us, Bertha?" said Frau Garlan. "You are really very kind, Frau Rupius," said Bertha, feeling as though a "Your husband," said Bertha, blushing like a girl who is speaking of her exact time-table which, to Frau Rupius'' slight amusement, Bertha entered In saying this Frau Rupius looked Bertha full in the face as if "Do beg Aunt Bertha to bring Fritz with her next time she comes," said once, Bertha had a vision of Herr Rupius sitting in his room, looking at Bertha said to herself: If I were only like Frau Rupius I am "Now it is all over," said Herr Rupius; "now comes the time of tell," said Frau Rupius, without looking at Bertha.