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I did not tell Maurice ofI have a plan that he

shall only knohen I ask him to come to the Hotel de Courville to be

presented to my wife

The Fluffies have returned from Deauville, and Coralie and Alice joined

us at luncheon They have the aiety Alice's wedding, to the rich neutral, see off Her air was one of subdued ratulated her she made the tenderest

acceptance of it, which would have done justice to a young virgin of

the ancien regime! Coralie met my eye with her shrewd small ones, and

we looked away! After lunch we sat in the hall for a little, Maurice

taking Alice to try on her clothes, so Coralie and I were left alone

"You are looking quite well now Nicholas," she whispered, "Why don't you

ask me to come and dine with you, at your adorable flat,--alone?"

"You would be bored with e it, and try! Always there are the others, except that night at

Versailles There is an air with you Nicholas,--one has forgotten all

about your eye I have thought and thought of you--You have interfered

with all land quite soon, Coralie, won't you come now to

the rue de la Paix and let me buy you a little souvenir of all the

lovely tiether in the last year?"

So she calass is

discreet, it can be accepted by anyone; even a wonity and char to