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We kissed lightly, and I left her and went toI can do is to marry Christopher I care for him so little that the lady in Paris won't rave; la Victoria aux Truffes" He is such a gentleman, he will at least be kind to me and refined and considerate--and the Carruthers emeralds are divine, and just my stones I shall have them reset by Cartier The lace, too, will suit me, and the sables, and I shall have the suite that Mrs Carruthers used at Branches done up with pale, pale green, and burn all the early Victorians! And no doubt existence will be full of triumphs and pleasure

But oh--I wish--I wish it were possible to obtain--"both!"

300 PARK STREET, Friday night

Luncheon passed off very well Sir Charles returned from the City improved in temper, and, as Lady Ver had predicted, presented her with a Cartier jewel It was a brooch, not a ring, but she was delighted, and purred to hiht, when he came in They all chaffed hiood-humoredly--he even seeentleetting quite at home in the world, and can speak to any one I listen, and I do not talkthat makes them think

A very nice enerals at Branches We had quite a war of wits, and it stimulated me

He told s, when he discovered who I was, that he had known papa--papa was in the sa man of his day Numbers of women were in love with hi, and rode away

"He probably enjoyed hiood luck to die in his zenith," I said

"He was once engaged to Lady Merrenden, you know She was Lady Sophia Vavasour then, and absolutely devoted to him, but Mrs Carruthers came between them and carried him off--she was years older than he was, too, and as clever as paint"

"Poor papa seems to have been a weak creature, I fear"

"All men are weak," he said