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Coffee is handed The ladies, since the gentlemen entered, have

become lively as larks; conversation waxes brisk and ue on politics; their wives listen The two

proud dowagers, Lady Lynn and Lady Ingrae--who, and very fresh-looking country gentleman, stands before their

sofa, coffee-cup in hand, and occasionally puts in a word Mr

Frederick Lynn has taken a seat beside Mary Ingras of a splendid volume: she looks, smiles now and

then, but apparently says little The tall and phlegram leans with folded arms on the chair-back of the little and

lively Alances up at him, and chatters like a wren:

she likes him better than she does Mr Rochester Henry Lynn has

taken possession of an ottoman at the feet of Louisa: Adele shares

it with hihs at his blunders With ill Blanche Ingraracefully over an albuht; but she will not wait too long: she

herself selects aquitted the Eshtons, stands on the hearth as

solitary as she stands by the table: she confronts hi her

station on the opposite side of the ht you were not fond of children?"

"Nor ae of such a little doll as

that?" (pointing to Adele) "Where did you pick her up?"