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I said I had not felt wild about it yet I wanted to go and see life first

But she told me one couldn't see life unless one were married

"Not even if one is an adventuress, like me?" I asked

"A what?"

"An adventuress," I said "People do seeot to be one, you know, because Mrs Carruthers never left me the money after all, and in the book I read about it, it said you were that if you had nice clothes, and--and--red hair--and things--and no hohter

"You duck!" she said "Now you and I will be friends Only you s to me He is one of ain?"

I do wish now I had the pluck then to say straight out that I rather liked Lord Robert, and would not ain, but one is foolish sometimes when taken suddenly It is then when I suppose it shows if one's head is screwed on, and , and I felt a little proud, and perhaps ashamed to show that I as to her, whatever that ain, and of course I had never thought of playing with him; but when I came to reflect afterwards, that is a promise, I suppose, and I sha'n't be able to look at him any more under my eyelashes And I don't knohy I feel very wide awake and tired, and rather silly, and as if I wanted to cry to-night

However, she fully kind to o and stay with her, and lots of nice things, so it is all for the best, no doubt But when Lord Robert caet up at once and go and pretend I wanted to talk to Malcolm

I did not dare to look up often, but sometimes, and I found Lord Robert's eyes were fixed on me with an air of reproach and entreaty, and the last tihao to bed

There had been , but I sat still And I don't knohat Malcolh I kept"Yes" and "No"