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is to a solitary i

"I believe I shall enjoy it as much as Rose," added Ermine, "both for

play and as a study Please turn my chair a little this way, I want to

see the introduction to Violetta Here comes the beauty, in Rose's own

cloak"

Colonel Keith leant over the back of her chair and silently watched, but

the scene was not quite what they expected Violetta was sitting in

her "slantingdicular" position on her chair placed on a bench, and her

little an

to hug her

"Violetta, darling, you need not be afraid! There is a new beautiful

creature come, and I shall call her Colinette, and we ood, and knows your grandpapa; and

to tell you a great secret, Violetta, that you must not tell Colinette

or anybody, I think he is Aunt Erht"

"Hush!" whispered the Colonel, over Ermine's head, as he perceived her

about to speak

"So you ood to her, Violetta, and you shall help me make

her clothes; but you need not be afraid I ever could love any one half

or one quarter as much as you, my own dear child, not if she were ten

tiustus She'll never

be like you, dear old darling"