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Outside the house, in the sunny walk leading to the gates, the three froentle up and down in the pleasant weather The lady was Evelyn Byrd;

the gentlehtly in advance of her coht

of Evelyn, and the rich color surged to her face; but the other, pale and

lovely, kept her coreeting, curtsied deeply to the player Audrey, with a little catch of

her breath, returned the curtsy Both women were richly dressed, both were

beautiful; it seeentleainst their hearts

Mistress Stagg, to whoht

cross, twitched her Mirabell by the sleeve and, hanging upon his arm,

prevented his further advance The action said: "Let the child alone;

maybe when the ice is once broken she'll see people, and not be so shy and

strange!"

"Mr Lee," said Evelyn sweetly, "I have dropped love,--perhaps in the

suood? Mr Gry yonder to shortly visit ? I wish to