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'Gemma,' he said, 'why don't you look at me?' She instantly tossed her hat back on to her shoulder, and bent her eyes upon hirateful as before She waited for hiht of her face had bewildered, and, as it were, dazed hihted up her youthful head, and the expression of that head was brighter, low

'I will mind what you say, Monsieur Di her brows; 'but what advice do you give me?'

'What advice?' repeated Sanin 'Well, you see, your mother considers that to dismiss Herr Kl&uue the day before yesterday '

'Simply because?' said Gemma She bent down, picked up the basket, and set it beside her on the garden seat

'Thataltogetherto dismiss him, would be, on your partunreasonable; that it is a step, all the consequences of which ought to be thoroughly weighed; that in fact the very position of your affairs iations on every member of your family '

'All that is mamma's opinion,' Gemma interposed; 'those are her words; but what is your opinion?'

'Mine?' Sanin was silent for a while He felt a lu at his breath 'I too consider,' he began with an effort

Gemma drew herself up 'Too? You too?'

'Yesthat is ' Sanin was unable, positively unable to add a single word more

'Very well,' said Gee ewhat she was doing, she began to tip the cherries back from the plate into the basket 'Mamma hopes that I will mind what you say Wellperhaps I really will mind what you say'

'But excuse me, Fräulein Gemma, I should like first to knohat reason impelled you '

'I will ht up to her broorking, her cheeks hite, she was biting her lower lip 'You have done so much for me, that I am bound to do as you wish; bound to carry out your wishes I will tellhere'

Frau Lenore did in fact appear in the doorway leading froony of i to her calculations, Sanin h his conversation with her had not lasted a quarter of an hour