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She heaved a slight sigh, and began to fold it up again In the action her eye caught sight of two consecutive advertise to some lecture on Art, and addressed to members of the Institute of Architects The other emanated from the same source, but was addressed to the public, and stated that the exhibition of drawings at the Institute's roohted up She sent Cytherea back to the hotel in a cab, then turned round by Piccadilly into Bond Street, and proceeded to the roo in the lobby

After s on the walls, in the coentlemen, the only other visitors to the exhibition, she turned back and asked if she ht be allowed to see a list of the members She was a little connected with the architectural world, she said, with a smile, and was interested in some of the na her a pa the names

Miss Aldclyffe turned the leaves till she came to the letter M The name she hoped to find there was there, with the address appended, as was the case with all the rest

The address was at so Cross 'Chambers,' as a residence, had always been assumed by the lady to imply the condition of a bachelor She murmured tords, 'There still' Another request had yet to be made, but it was of a ht cohout this episode Her object was to get one of the envelopes lying on the secretary's table, staet it she was about to ask if she ht write a note

But the secretary's back chanced to be turned, and he noent towards one of the men at the other end of the roo to an etching on the wall Quick as thought, Miss Aldclyffe stood before the table, slipped her hand behind her, took one of the envelopes and put it in her pocket

She sauntered round the rooer, then withdrew and returned to her hotel

Here she cut the Knapwater advertisement from the paper, put it into the envelope she had stolen, embossed with the society's stamp, and directed it in a round clerkly hand to the address she had seen in the list of members' names submitted to her:-AENEAS MANSTON, ESQ, WYKEHAM CHAMBERS, SPRING GARDENS