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This afternoon he looked at his visitor with a wondering speculation There was so in her face, and manner, and voice, he had never before seen or heard, and madame--atched every expression of her husband--was easily led to the saay laugh especially revealed so, and she followed the happy girl to the front door, and called her back when she had gone down the steps, and said, as she looked earnestly in her face-"You have heard from Joris Hyde? I know you have!" and Cornelia nodded her head, and blushed, and smiled, and ran away from further question

When she reached ho with her mother, and the sweet old lady rose to meet her, and said before Cornelia could utter a word: "Co a letter we have had fro"

"Madaotten it; and there was a mistake all round," answered Cornelia, cheerfully

"That is so--and thy mistake first of all Hurry is misfortune; even to be happy, it is not wise to hurry Listen now! Joris has written to his grandfather, and also to randfather is to look after the stables and the horses, and to buyletter also I have had frohter Katherine, and she tells me to make her duty to theewith thy o there, and a very pleasant ho with hies and much fine furniture--and I know not what else beside"

Then Cornelia kissed madame, and afterwards re The vivid coral in her dark hair, the rey dress with its knots of colour, and above all the lovely face alight with love and hope, delighted her

"Very pretty art thou, very pretty indeed!" she said, iirls are very pretty also, but lad that it is thee, and very welcome art thou to o, because there is much to do, and little time to do it in"