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"What is the"I never

found you in such a happyon the lounge before the fire

"Don't you know the weather prophet has told us we shall see the sun

pretty soon?"

"Well, that ought to be reason enough," he acquiesced "You wouldn't

giveyou" He sat close to

her on a low tabouret, and as he spoke his fingers lightly touched the

hair that fell a little over her forehead She liked the touch of his

fingers through her hair, and closed her eyes sensitively

"One of these days," she said, "I'ether for a

while and think--try to determine what character of a woman I am; for,

candidly, I don't know By all the codes which I am acquainted with,

I am a devilishly wicked specimen of the sex But some way I can't

convince myself that I am I must think about it"

"Don't What's the use? Why should you bother thinking about it when

I can tell you what ers strayed

occasionally down to her war a little full and double

"Oh, yes! You will tellSpare yourself the effort"

"No; I shan't tell you anything of the sort, though I shouldn't be lying

if I did"

"Do you know Mademoiselle Reisz?" she asked irrelevantly

"The pianist? I know her by sight I've heard her play"