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"Letfellow, lifting the jewelled fingers in his own "I have heard that my father had once that honour Do not put me below hi white fingers

Her laugh rang h the dim roo else I see that"--and she drew the young ht and looked with a steady pleasure into his s, sir?"

"Madame, I have heard my father speak of you; I have seen you; can you wonder that I desired to know you? ThisIhere, I foundwith her"

"Let , aunt I think Lieutenant Hyde can be of great service to us He took part in several noble English weddings last year, and he offers his advice in our consultation to-day"

"But where is Cornelia? I thought she would come with you"

"She will be here in a few irl she has becoelica laughed "The el has never had any sisters," she answered; "but, however, she has beauty enough to set young hearts ablaze I like the girl, and I wonder not that others do the same"

Even as she spoke Cornelia entered There was a little flush and hurry on her face; but oh, how innocent and joyous it was! Quick-glancing, sweetly s, she entered the musky, scented parlour, and in her white robe and white hat stood like a lily in its light and gloom And when she turned to Hyde an ineffable charlad I aladness was in her voice "And how strange that we should meet here!"

"That is so," replied Madame Jacobus "One can never see where the second little bird co"

"My clock is never wrong, Cornelia, A Dutch clock will always go just about so Cos and wedding gowns"

In this conversation Hyde triumphantly redeehtful accuracy--or inaccuracy-- the lovely toilets and pretty accessories of the high English wedding feasts of the previous year And in sola bells, of noble da roses, ofin an at and sunshine, that the little party sat listening, entranced, with sy in his wonderful descriptions