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The whole thing is siushing over the infants, and feeding the with "tootsie-wootsie popsy-wopsy" kind of noises They will get to do "burrrrs," I aet older I wonder if the infants will couests will enjoy it

I said to Jean as we caet married; did not she? But she was shocked, and said no, e and motherhood were sacred duties, and she envied her sister

This kind of thing is not my idea of bliss Two really well-behaved children would be delicious, I think; but four squalling ieois, and not the affair of a lady

I suppose Lord Robert's answer cannot get here till about Saturday I wonder how he arranged it? It is clever of hi is in the saiment, the 3d Life Guards Perhaps when---- But there is no usesovery poor--that I was obliged to tease Malcolm a little after dinner I would play Patience, and never lifted s to o to the piano, but I pretended I did not notice A pal-bureau, and Jessie happened to have put the Patience-table behind that rather, so the rest of the Malcolm at last sat very near beside me, and wanted to help with the aces--but I can't bear people being close to me, so I upset the board, and he had to pick up all the cards on the floor Kirstie, for a wonder, played the piano then--a cake-walk--and there was so in it that made me feel I wanted to move--to dance, to undulate--I don't knohat--and my shoulders swayed a little in time to the music Malcolht in my ear, in a fat voice: "You know you are a devil--and I----"

I stopped him at once, and looked up for the first tioan to fidget

"Er--I mean--I mean--I awfully wish to kiss you"