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Lady Wolfer led Nell to her ladyship's own room It was as unlike a

boudoir as it well could be; for the furniture was of the siant trifles hich the fair sex usually

delight to surround themselves, the tables, the couch, and even the

chairs were littered with solid-looking volumes, blue books, pamphlets,

and sheets of manuscript paper

There was a piano, it is true; but its top was loaded with handbills and

posters announcingtable was better suited to an office than a lady's "own roo litter

Lady Wolfer cleared a chair by sweeping the books froently

pushed Nell into it

"Now, you sit down for afor a maid to take you to

your room Heaven only knohere it is, or in what condition you will

find it! You see, I quite forgot you were coin at once with you By the way, oughtn't

you to have come earlier--or later?"

Nell explained that she had had her breakfast at the station, and spent

an hour in the waiting roohtful of you!" said Lady Wolfer "You don't look--you look so