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Thus speaking, he led her into the house, where Marianne aiting to

accompany her to her cha her rooers to her lips, wafted kisses in the

air toward her friend

"Good-night, Paulo!"

"Good-night, Natalie!"

The door closed behind her, and the smile instantly vanished fro Cecil to follow hi to his own apartments

When he had arrived there, and Cecil had closed the door behind hih threw himself upon a chair, whilst Cecil silently

busied hi therace now read the other letter?" he timidly asked, as

Count Paulo still remained buried in his silent reflections

"Oh, this unblessed letter!" exclaimed the count, with a shudder "I

tell you, Cecil, I feel that it contains htth in me to draw it forth and read it in Natalie's presence!"

"That ell!" said Cecil, "and it was for that reason that I told you

in advance that the letter was frouard But now, Sir Count, we are alone, and now you can read it!"

"Yes, aith this childish fear!" cried the count, with resolution

"I will be a man, Cecil, and whatever this letterforth the letter, he broke the seal with a tre hand, and

threw the cover across the roo the letter, he

read Behind hi with anxious