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Miss Hinton laughed et a humorous reproof for it now and then, I assure you,' she continued

'"Humorous reproof:" that's not froroove of Cytherea's thought at the remark 'Your brother reproves you, I expect,' said that innocent young lady

'No,' said Miss Hinton, with a candid air ''Tis only a professional man I am acquainted with' She looked out of the

Woht flash through Cytherea's mind that the man was a lover than she becaine he's a lover,' she said

Miss Hinton smiled a smile of experience in that line

Feo an admirer, are so free from vanity as to deny the impeachment, even if it is utterly untrue When it does happen to be true, they look pityingly away froot no further than suspecting it

'There now--Miss Hinton; you are engaged to be ly

Adelaide nodded her head practically 'Well, yes, I aed' had no sooner passed Cytherea's lips than the sound of it--the mere sound of her own lips--carried her mind to the time and circumstances under which Miss Aldclyffe had used it towards herself A sickening thought followed--based but on a mere surmise; yet its presence took every other idea away from Cytherea's mind Miss Hinton had used Edward's words about towns; she arden It could not be that Edas the man! that Miss Aldclyffe had planned to reveal her rival thus!

'Are you going to be married soon?' she inquired, with a steadiness the result of a sort of fascination, but apparently of indifference

'Not very soon--still, soon' 'Ah-ha! In less than three months?' said Cytherea

'Two' Now that the subject ell in hand, Adelaide wanted no'You won't tell anybody if I show you soer mystery

'O no, nobody But does he live in this parish?' 'No' Nothing proved yet

'What's his naun their old tricks, and came and went hotly Miss Hinton could not see her face

'What do you think?' said Miss Hinton

'George?' said Cytherea, with deceitful agony

'No,' said Adelaide 'But now, you shall see him first; come here;' and she led the way upstairs into her bedroo table in a little frarove