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"What a lovely girl you are, Betty! always unruffled, always

even-teracefully"

"I hope so; but I do not want to grow old at all Can't I go with

you?"--eagerly

"Iht If I am

late my rank and my errand will be my excuse What jolly ti-school in St John's Wood! Do you

remember hoent to your noble father's country place one

Christnita_ There was a children's party, and two

boys had a fisticuff over you Nobody noticed me those days I was

happy then" The princess frowned It n of

repression of tears Betty, with her head against the other's bosom,

could not see "I shall be lonely without you; for you can not stay on

here for ever If you could, it would be different I shallme I am so easily stirred

into a passion; my temper is so surface-wise Soland and spend a whole month with you Will not that

be fine?"

"Howwithout avail to

rehness' hands

"No, no; I want to hold you just so Perhaps I areeable and disagreeableDo

you love anybody?"