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"A very beautiful ge Cupid," he answered

"How could the child have obtained it?" said Harriet

"I can tell you," said the Major "Fro about it The little puss has revived the eallantry in our poor recluse Says she, 'He has actually presented her with a ring, nay, a ring bearing Love himself'"

Somehow the speech, even at second hand, jarred upon Betty, but her father was delighted with my Lady's description of his favourite, and the letters were full of contentment When the two sisters, arrayed in their stiffest silks, went up to pay their respects to my Lady the next afternoon, their reception was equally war to her old acquaintance, Betty, than that discreet personage quite liked, while she co at her bashful disclai fashion as quite to win the damsel's heart, and convince her that all censure of Lady Belamour was vile slander The children were sent for, and Aht her to dance, sing and recite The tiny ly pretty exhibition as far as it went, but the boy had no patience to conclude, and jumped off into an extemporary pas seul, which was still prettier, and as Amoret was sole exhibitor of the repetition of Hay's "Hare and many friends," he became turbulent after the first four lines, and put a stop to the whole

Then ca man, with the air of a "beau sabreur," whom Lady Belamour presented to her cousins as "Colonel Mar, h to take Carminster on his way, so as to escort hwaymen And we are to meet dear Lady Aresfield there to talk over a little nificent bow, carelessly, not to say i evidently decided they had neither beauty nor fashion to attract hian to play a half teasing, half caressing gaone, and as she took leave, was requested to send up her little brother to play with his cousins This did not prove a success, for Eugene constituted himself chah she was his devoted and submissive slave Master Delavie's rustic ere in consequence pronounced to be too rude and rough for the dainty little town-bred boy, the fine ladies' pet