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"Pictures of 'Sole Dieppoise' and 'Poulet à la Victoria aux Truffes,' no doubt," I hazarded

She doubled up with laughter "Yes, just that," she said "Well, he adoresto make up for it--you will see at luncheon"

"He is a perfect husband, then"

"About the same as you will find Christopher Only Christopher will start by being an exquisite lover There is nothing he does not know, and Charlie has not an idea of that part Heavens!--the dulness of my honeymoon!"

"Mrs Carruthers said all honey to the dentist or being photographed Necessary evils to be got through for the sake of the results"

"The results!"

"Yes, the nice house and the jewels and the other things"

"Oh! Yes, I suppose she was right, but if one had married Robert one would have had both" She did not say both what--but oh, I knew!

"You think Mr Carruthers will make a fair husband, then?" I asked

"You will never really know Christopher I have been acquainted with him for years You will never feel he would tell you the whole truth about anything He is an epicure, and an analyst of sensations I don't know if he has any gods--he does not believe in the, but perhaps himself He is violently in love with you for the moment, and he wants to marry you, because he cannot obtain you on any other ter," I said, rather hurt

"I ahtful time with him, and keep him devoted to you for years, because you are not in love with hiood care you do not look at any one else I can iine if one were in love with Christopher he would break one's heart, as he has broken poor Alicia Verney's"

"Oh, but how silly! People don't have broken hearts now; you are talking like out of a book, dear Lady Ver"

"There are a few cases of broken hearts, but they are not for book reasons--of death and tragedy, etc--they are because we cannot have ant, or keep e have--" and she sighed

We did not speak for a few ayly: "You have made my head better; your touch is extraordinary; in spite of all, I like you, snake-girl You are not found on every gooseberry-bush"