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Anstice, on arrival, soon had the sed; and once safely in bed, although ained her usual half-affectionate half-patronizingdown beside her "for at least five minutes, my dear!"

With a san to question hi house, ht a long one fairly appropriate "Have you seen Iris' bedrooreen--and irises everywhere--on the walls and the curtains--just like a gorjus purple iris what grows in the garden?"

"No, I've not seen Miss Wayne's bedroom," owned Anstice rather hastily "But it couldn't be prettier than this--why, those bunches of cherries on the wall are so life-like that I wonder the birds don't come in to make a ratified by his approval "But I wish you could see Iris' room She always takes me there to wash my hands and face, and the basin is all over irises too"

"Fassynating" as these details of Miss Wayne's doed it safer to switch his small patient on to another topic; and in an ani ladyto seven, Anstice to seventeen years--the proain, my dear?" Cherry's anxiety to ensure his attendance was flattering, and he laughed and assured her he would visit her every day if she desired it

As a ularity; for she ed, with a perversity known only to imps of a like nature, to catch a severe chill which puzzled her attendants, none of thehtful tenan interesting conversation with the gardener's boy below on the subject of broken bones In any case, Anstice found it necessary to call at Cherry Orchard on several consecutive days; and during the child's illness and subsequent convalescence he was perforce obliged to come into contact with Mrs Carstairs herself

As a physiological study Chloe interested hienuinely fond of her little daughter and waited on her night and day with a solicitude which never varied, there was nothing in her manner to denote passionate affection, nor did the child appear to desire it Even to Cherry her voice, rich and deep as it was, never softened; and she rarely used an endearing term Yet Cherry appeared to be quite satisfied; and Anstice came to the conclusion that the child's fine instinct was able to pierce behind this apparent coldness to the warm human love which doubtless lay beneath