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She had wanted hi Breakfast Table,' and to have them paid for at rate No 1, whereas she suspected that he was rather doubtful as to their merit, and knew that, without special favour, she could not hope for remuneration above rate No 2, or possibly even No 3 So she had looked into his eyes, and had left her soft, plump hand for a moment in his Awith any accuracy when to do one thing and when another! Mr Broune, in a moment of enthusiasm, had put his arm round Lady Carbury's waist and had kissed her To say that Lady Carbury was angry, as ive an unjust idea of her character It was a little accident which really carried with it no injury, unless it should be the injury of leading to a rupture between herself and a valuable ally No feeling of delicacy was shocked What did it matter? No unpardonable insult had been offered; no harm had been done, if only the dear susceptible old donkey could be o on!

Without a flutter, and without a blush, she escaped from his arm, and then made him an excellent little speech 'Mr Broune, how foolish, horong, how mistaken! Is it not so? Surely you do not wish to put an end to the friendship between us!'

'Put an end to our friendship, Lady Carbury! Oh, certainly not that'

'Then why risk it by such an act? Think of rown up Think of the past troubles of my life;--so much suffered and so little deserved No one knows them so well as you do Think of raced! Say that you are sorry, and it shall be forgotten'

When a rain with him to say the very next moment that he is sorry for what he has done It is as much as to declare that the kiss had not answered his expectation Mr Broune could not do this, and perhaps Lady Carbury did not quite expect it 'You know that for world I would not offend you,' he said This sufficed Lady Carbury again looked into his eyes, and a proenerous rearded it as having been quite successful Of course when struggles have to be made and hard work done, there will be little accidents The lady who uses a street cab hbour, who has a private carriage, will escape She would have preferred not to have been kissed;--but what did it matter? With Mr Broune the affair was more serious 'Confound them all,' he said to himself as he left the house; 'no amount of experience enables a ht that Lady Carbury had intended hiry with himself in that he had not done so He had seen her three or four times since, but had not repeated the offence