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Sir Felix, when he promised to ement to start with Marie Melo down to Liverpool on the Wednesday There was no reason, he thought, why he should not enjoy hi word to poor little Ruby The details of his journey were settled between him and Marie, with no inconsiderable assistance froarden of Grosvenor Square, on the previous Sunday,--where the lovers had againservice

Sir Felix had been astonished at the coo by the 5 pm train,' Marie said 'That will take you into Liverpool at 10:15 There's an hotel at the railway station Didon has got our tickets under the names of Madame and Mademoiselle Racine We are to have one cabin between us You et yours to-morrow She has found out that there is plenty of rooht'

'Pray don't miss the train that afternoon Soether in the saht, so as to be sure to be in time Robert,--he's the man,--will start a little earlier in the cab with ested Felix

'Yes, but what clothes?--et the about it except Didon and Madame Craik at the shop in Mount Street! They haven't come yet, but I shall be there whether they co to leave thes out behind the house into the mews Then Didon and I follow in another cab Nobody ever is up before near nine, and I don't think we shall be interrupted'

'If the servants were to hear'

'I don't think they'd tell But if I was to be brought back again, I should only tell papa that it was no good He can't prevent '

'Won't yourI don't think she'd tell if she knew Papa leads her such a life! Felix! I hope you won't be like that'--And she looked up into his face, and thought that it would be impossible that he should be