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"Then you had the rare power of elucidating a principle?"

"No, not I My brother had; but I could only perceive the confir article on the Edgeworth system of

education in the 'Traveller's Review' I will send it down to you"

"Thank you, but I have it here"

"Indeed; and do you not think it excellent, and quite agree with it?"

"Yes, I quite agree with it," and there was an odd look in her bright

transparent eyes that made Grace speculate whether she could have heard

that agreement with the Invalid in the "Traveller's Revieas one of

the prih rather proud of Rachel's falling under the spell of

Miss Williams' conversation, deemed an examination rather hard on her,

and took the opportunity of asking for her sister

"She is generally at hoes, and she was to stay late to help in the packing up"

"Will she be at home for the present?" asked Grace

"Yes, Rose and I are looking forward to a festival of her"

Grace was not at all surprised to hear Rachel at once commit herself

with "My cousin, Lady Temple," and rush into the matter in hand as if

secure that the other Miss Williams would educate on the principles of

the Invalid; but full in theat the bell Miss Willianed to her little attendant

to put a chair in an accessible place, and in walked Lady Temple, Mrs

Curtis, and the middle brace of boys

"The room will be too full," was Grace's aside to her sister, chiefly

thinking of her mother, but also of their hostess; but Rachel returned

for answer, "I must see about it;" and Grace could only remove herself