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"It is ti ladies before dinner," she said, a little stiffly; whereupon her better half startled Katy with the excla, wife, call her Katy, and don't go into any nonsense of that kind"

The lady reddened, but said nothing until she reached the hall, when she whispered to Katy, apologetically: "Don't mind it He is rather irritable since his illness, and soe"

Katy had been a little frightened at the outburst, but she liked Mr Cahter as she went down to the library, where Wilfordher on his ar her back as he presented her, lest she should assault the the tall, queenly girl whoe, black eyes seeh as she offered her hand and very daintily kissed her forehead,about a welco Bell, who yet had many pretentions to beauty, but whose manner, if possible, was frostier, cooler, than her sister's Of the two, Katy liked Juno best, for there was about her a flash and sparkle very fascinating to one who had never seen anything of the kind and did not know that much of this vivacity was the result of patient study and practice Katy would have known they were high-bred, as the world defines high breeding, and so in their manner reminded her of the ladies she had seen abroad, ladies in whose veins lordly blood was flowing She could not help feeling uncomfortable in their presence, especially as she felt that Juno's black eyes were on her constantly Not that she could everat her, for they darted away the instant hers were raised, but she knew just when they returned to her again, and how closely they were scanning her

"Your wife looks tired, Will Let her sit down," Bell said, herself wheeling the easy-chair nearer to the fire, while Wilford placed Katy in it; then, thinking she would get on better if he were not there, he left the room, and Katy was alone with her new sisters

Juno had examined her dress and found no fault with it, simply because it was Parisianthat there h she doubted it, but that, at all events, short hair was very beco all its fine proportions, and half deciding to have her own locks cut away Juno had a si if it were the Paris fashion, and if she would look as young in proportion as Katy did were her hair worn on her neck