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The duke, during this conversation and fro mention of Lord Robert's na; his look was clearer now, and it was certainly disapproving

We had coffee up-stairs, out of such exquisite Dresden cups, and then Lord Merrenden showed me some miniatures Finally it happened that the duke and I were left alone for aout of aonto the Mall

His eyes pierced h Well, at all events, my nose and my ears and my wrists are as fine as Lady Merrenden's--poor oodness! He did not say much, only commonplaces about the view I felt afraid of him, and rather depressed I am sure he dislikes me

"May I not drive you somewhere?" my kind hostess said "Or, if you have nowhere in particular to go, will you cohted An ache of loneliness was creeping overback to the hotel I wanted to distractto say to Christopher To-morrow--that seems the end of the world!

She has beautiful horses, Lady Merrenden, and the whole turn-out, except she herself, is as smart as can be She really looks a little frumpish out-of-doors, and perhaps that is why papa went on to Mrs Carruthers Goodness and dearness like this do not suit ood to ot I was a hoe's about half-past four in alet I am to be one of your friends," Lady Merrenden said, as I bid her good-bye

"Indeed I won't," I replied, and she drove off, se with Christopher

Now it is night I have had a -roo--she feels Mr Carruthers in the air, I suppose--and so I o to bed

Oh, why ahtful and unusual situation, as I once would have done? I only feel depressed and miserable, and as if I wished Christopher at the botto he is, and how he attracted me at Branches, but that was before--Yes, Ito--before Lord Robert arrived Well, he and Lady Ver are talking together on a nice sofa by now, I suppose, in a big, well-lit drawing-rooain with her--perhaps, now, in that case--Ah, well---Sunday afternoon