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"'Sire,' I replied, 'joys prove cloudlets,

Men are the ho, go look at our lions!'

Such are the sorrowful chances

If you talk fine to King Francis"--R BROWNING

The day after Rachel's adventure with Don a card caentleman had availed

hi the

Spinster's Needles, two sharp points of red rock that stood out in the

sea at the end of the peninsula, and were specially appropriated by

Rachel and Grace

The card ritten, not engraved, the name "Rd R H C L

Mauleverer;" and a discussion ensued whether the first letters stood

for Richard or for Reverend, and if he could be unconscionable enough

to have five initials The sisters had some business to transact at

Villars's, the Avonmouth deposit of literature and stationery, which was

in the hands of a soenius, who edited the weekly

paper, and respected Miss Rachel Curtis in proportion to the number of

periodicals she took in, and the abstruseness of the publications she

inquired after The paper in its Saturday's da at the new arrivals, Grace had the desired

opportunity of pointing to Mr Mauleverer's na when he had

co Mr Villars, he appeared to