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Fortunately there was another entrance to the drawing-rooh the saloon where they were all seated at dinner We found

the apart silently on the ht solitude, amid the

exquisite flohich the tables were adorned The criht as was the separation this

drapery for saloon, they spoke in

so low a key that nothing of their conversation could be

distinguished beyond a soothing murmur

Adele, who appeared to be still under the influence of aimpression, sat doithout a word, on the footstool I

pointed out to her I retired to a -seat, and taking a book

froht her stool to

she touched my knee

"What is it, Adele?"

"Est-ce que je ne puis pas prendrie une seule de ces fleurs

nifiques, mademoiselle? Seulement pour completer ma toilette"

"You think too much of your 'toilette,' Adele: but you may have a

flower" And I took a rose froh of ineffable satisfaction, as if her cup of