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"Good-night my own

"ROBERT"

"Do please send me a tiny line by my servant I have told him to wait"

I have never had a love-letter before What lovely things they are I felt thrills of delight over bits of it Of course I see now that I , only I did not know it quite I fell into a kind of blissful dream, and then I roused myself up to read Lady Merrenden's I sha'n't put hers in, too; it fills up too much, and I can't shut the clasp ofRobert had told her the news, and that she was prepared to welcome me as her dearest niece, and to do all she could for us She hoped I would not think her very tireso Robert had better not see ht, and, if it would not inconvenienceand discuss as best to be done

Véronique said Lord Robert's valet aiting outside the door, so I flew to an to write My hand trembled so I made a blot, and had to tear that sheet up; then I wrote another Just a little word I was frightened; I couldn't say loving things in a letter; I had not even spoken an; "and I think Lady Merrenden is quite right I will be here at twelve, and very pleased to see you" I wanted to say I loved hi way off, but of course one could not write such things as that, so I ended with just, "Love from "EVANGELINE"

Then I read it over, and it did sound " there in the passage, and Véronique fussing in and out ofupothers, it looked so flurried, so it was put into an envelope Then, in one of the seconds I was alone, I nipped off a violet from a bunch on the table and pushed it in, too I wonder if he will think it sentimental of me! When I had written the name, I had not an idea where to address it His ritten from Carlton House Terrace, but he was evidently not there now, as his servant had brought it I felt so nervous and excited, it was too ridiculous--I am very calm as a rule I called the man, and asked hinorant of where he lived