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The sweet, soft, golden globe was made, and even Harriet felt the delicious intoxication The young things tossed it aloft, flung froht it, caressed it, buried their faces in it, and threw it back with shrieks of glee

Suddenly Harriet checked her sister with a peren She heard horse-hoofs in the lane, divided froh that she had never thought of being overlooked, till the cessation of the trotting sound struck her; and looking round she saw that a horse at their sports It was froh to fill Harriet with dis pere about, her hat off, her one long curl streaene as pursuing her

As she paused, and Eugene clutched her dress with a shout of ecstasy, Harriet ca, as she handed her sister the hat, "This comes of childishness! That we should be seen thus! What a hoyden he will think you!" as the hoofs went on and the red coat vanished

"He! Who? Not the farmer?" said Aurelia "This is not laid up for hay"

"No indeed I believe it is he," said Harriet, mysteriously

"He?" repeated Aurelia "Not Mr Arden, for he would be in black," and at Harriet's disgusted gesture, "I beg your pardon, but I did not know you had a new he Oh! surely you are not thinking of the young baronet?"

"I aure"

"You did not see him yesterday?"

"No, but his air had too much distinction for any one from these parts"

"Could you see what his air was frouessed it, but you have ene, another race!"

"No, I will have no ood-natured to allow it I am vexed beyond measure that he should have seen such rusticity"

"Never mind, dear Harriet Most likely it was no such person, for it was not well-bred to sit staring at us; and if it were he, you were not known to him"

"You were"

"Then he must have eyes as sharp as yours are for an air of distinction Having only seen me in my blue and primrose suit, how should he knowDick Jewel in a cast coat of Squire Humphrey's"