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"Yes"

"Well, listen," said Valentine, throwing herself on her knees, and putting her arrandfather's neck, "I am vexed, too, for I do not love M Franz d'Epinay" An expression of intense joy illumined the old man's eyes "When I wished to retire into a convent, you rery you ith me?" A tear trembled in the eye of the invalid "Well," continued Valentine, "the reason of e, which drivescarieves you too? Ah, if you could but help ether defeat their plan! But you are unable to oppose them,--you, whose mind is so quick, and whose will is so firm are nevertheless, as weak and unequal to the contest as I am myself Alas, you, ould have been such a powerful protector to th, can now only sy able to take any active part in theratitude and heaven has not taken away all s when it leaves me your sympathy and kindness"

At these words there appeared in Noirtier's eye an expression of such deep ht she could read these words there: "You are mistaken; I can still do randpapa?" said Valentine

"Yes" Noirtier raised his eyes, it was the sign agreed on between hi

"What is it you want, dear grandpapa?" said Valentine, and she endeavored to recall to s which he would be likely to need; and as the ideas presented the that all her efforts elicited nothing but a constant "No,"--she said, "Come, since this plan does not answer, I will have recourse to another" She then recited all the letters of the alphabet from A down to N When she arrived at that letter the paralytic made her understand that she had spoken the initial letter of the thing he wanted "Ah," said Valentine, "the thing you desire begins with the letter N; it is with N that we have to do, then Well, let ins with N? Na--Ne--Ni--No"-"Yes, yes, yes," said the old man's eye