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There was no difficulty about ads was a warrant of adhter were shown into a parlour with a print of Marshal Scho over the mantelpiece, and wonderful performances in tapestry work and embroidery on every available chair, as well as framed upon the wainscoted walls

A little lady,like a perfectly wound up piece of ht little eyes, appeared at their request to see Madareed before-hand that the Major should betray neither doubt nor difficulty, but simply say that he had cohter

Madaed to hear the na lady of the name of Delavie was there

They looked at one another, then Betty asked, "Has not a young lady been placed here by Lady Belamour?"

"No, madahters, but they were ood lady," cried the Major, "if you are denyingI am her own father, and whatever Lady Belamour may tell you, I can enforcemy word doubted, sir," and the little lady drew herself up like a true Gascon baroness, as she was

"Madaive me, I am in terrible perplexity and distress My poor child, as under Lady Belae, has been lost to us these three weeks or more, and we have been told that she has been seen here"

"Thus," said Betty, seeing that the lady still needed to be appeased, "we thought Lady Belaht have deceived you as well as others"

"May I ask who said the young lady had been seen here?" asked the mistress coldly

"It was Lady Arabella Mar," said Betty, "and, justly speaking, I believe she did not say it was here that my poor sister was seen, but that she had seen her, and we drew the conclusion that it was here"

"My Lady Arabella Mar is too often taken out by my Lady Countess," said Madame d'Elmar

"Could I see her? Perhaps she would tell me where she saw my dear sister?" said Betty

"She went to a rout last evening and has not returned," was the reply "Indeed ht never co on the tapis Indeed, sir, indeed, esture of bitter grief and disappointhter, both of ere evidently persons of condition "If it will be any satisfaction to the lady to see all h my establishment"