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"No? I'm half inclined to envy you No, I'o out of my mind"

She put her hand to her head, and for an instant a wearied, melancholy

expression flitted across her face, as if sorinned at her

The door opened, and a maid appeared

"Burden, this is Miss Lorton," said Lady Wolfer "Is her rooly doubtful

"I expected it! Please have it got ready at once; and send soht them, and Lady Wolfer poured some wine out for Nell

"Oh, but you must! Heaven knoe shall have lunch; they'll very

likely consider that scramble downstairs as sufficient But you'll see

to all that for the future, won't you?"

"You an Nell, but her ladyship, with a

gri, excepting that Lord Wolfer

takes his breakfast early--not later than nine--is seldom in to lunch,

and still less frequently at hoht The cook, who is, I believe, rather a decent sort of