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"I wonder how long she means to stay, and if Wilford will have to take her out," she was thinking, just as Helen appeared in the door and advanced into the rooht Helen Lennox, but in her presence Mrs Cameron found it very hard to appear as cold and distant as she hadabout Helen which com her hand, and saying, cordially: "Miss Lennox, I presuhter Katy's sister?"

Helen had not expected this, and the warm flush which came to her cheeks reeting, and then asked more particularly for Katy than she had yet done For a while they talked together, Mrs Ca carefully every itee and her perfect repose of manner after the first stiffness had passed away

"Naturally a lady as well as Katy; there ood blood somewhere, probably on the Lennox side," was Mrs Caan to feel far -roo once through the rooht of her

Helen wondered at herself asto decide whether it were ignorance, conceit, obtuseness, or what, which made her so self-possessed when she was expected to appear so different

"Strong-minded," was her final decision, as she said at last: "We proo now?"

Then the color left Helen's face and lips, and her li she was soon to meet her sister unnerved her; but by the tiain, and there was no need for Mrs Cameron to whisper: "Pray do not excite her"

Katy heard her co, and it required all Wilford's and the nurse's efforts to keep her quiet, so great was her joy

"Helen, Helen, darling, darling sister," she cried, as she wound her arolden head on Helen's boso in a low, mournful hich told Helen ed for than did the weak, childish voice which whispered: "I've wanted you so much, oh, Helen; you don't kno much I've missed you all the years I've been away You will not leave ently unclasped the clinging ar face, which she kissed so tenderly, whispering in her own old half-soothing, half-co way: "Be quiet now, Katy It's best that you should No, I will not leave you"