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He thrust her in, waved aside Loveday's excuses about her ladyship not being denied, and stood with his back to the door as she bounced shrieking against it from within

"I fear this little devil has hurt you, madam," he said

"Not at all, I thank you, sire" said Aurelia, though one side of her face still tingled

"She lad I was in time I follohen I found she had slipped away fro that her curiosity is only equalled by her spite By Jove, it is well that her nails did not touch that angel face!"

Aurelia could only curtsey and thank hi within herself that Lady Belle would soon recover, and wondering how he had let hi her with his eyes that made her supremely uncomfortable He uttered fashionable expletives of admiration under his breath, and she turned aside in displeasure, bending down to Fidelia He went on, "You eon of a place! Cannot we contrive so better?"

"Thank you, sir, I have no complaint to make Permit me to see whether the Lady Arabella is better"

"I advise you not Those orbs are too soft and sparkling to be exposed to her talons 'PonBelaht not to be wasted in solitude on his account These young lads are as fickle as the weather-cock, and have half-a-dozen fancies in as many weeks Come now, makethe enchanted princess from her durance vile"

"Thank you, sir, I promised Lady Belamour to make no attempt to escape"

At that hter: "Ho! ho! Have I caught you, brother, gallanting aith Miss? What will s!"

She had no time for more Her brother fiercely laid hold of her, and bore her aith a pere at the hall door to ed to follow, and the children were left clinging to Aurelia and declaring that the dreadful young lady was as bad as the lions; while Aurelia, gloith sha that her protector had been the worse lion of the two