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"And you really are learning croquet!" exclairound"

"Croquet!" exclaimed poor Lady Temple, with startled eyes; "you don't

really mean that it is croquet! O Bessie, Bessie!"

"Ah! I didn't mean you to have coave her hand in greeting "I meant the prejudice to be

first conquered See, dear Lady Te to kiss "

And so it certainly did, and s up, and after thanks for Don's preservation, began

loudly to beg mamma would come, they could not make up their sides

without her, but mamma was distressed and unhappy

"Not now, my dears--I must--I enerosity," said Bessie, finding that

they , Con--Come, Grace, come and convince Lady

Temple that the pastime is not too wicked for you"

"Indeed, Alick," Lady Te "I am very sorry, I won't allow

it one moment if you think it is objectionable"

"But I don't," said Alick, saht you disapproved and could not bear it," said Lady

Te and wistful

"Can't bear is not disapprove Indeed," seeing that gentle earnest alone

could console her, "there is no hara fro been bored with it when I was