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It was said by the uncharitable that the secret of the lady's youth was

the fact that she always surrounded herself with young people, their

pleasure, interests, entertainments were hers; she never permitted

herself to be identified with older people

To-day, besides several young e for a

year or two, she had her husband's two nieces, the Misses Tre wohter, a

Mrs Endicott, a , and a very beautiful young girl whom she

introduced as "My cousin, Miss Moore"

Miss Moore was the recipient of more attention than she could well

handle Mrs Treloves and bon-bons; they reserved their wittiest replica for her, they

were her ardent allies in all the e hich their party

whiled away the ti enough attention to turn the heads of three girls

At least, that hat her chaperone concluded as she skilfully

concealed her dissatisfaction with a radiant sirls to

achieve social success when they were under her wing--it was the next