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So Love was still the Lord of all--SCOTT

The suloas on the wall above Aurelia's head when sheof the door, while supper was being taken by the gentlemen in the outer room

Presently her lips moved, and she said, "Sister," not in surprise, but as if she thought herself at ho child," the saht I was a chrysalis, and that I could not break s"

"You can now,to kiss her

Recollection came "Sister Betty, is it you indeed?" and she threw her arht to her in delicious silence, till she raised her head and said: "No, this is not hoain, my dear, dearest, sweetest child," said Betty "Oh, thank God for it"

"Thank God," repeated Aurelia "Now I have you nothing will be dreadful But where aene, and so since that terrible old woman made me drink the coffee You have not come there, have you?"

"No, dear child, it was no drea everywhere for you, and ere bringing you back sound, sound asleep," said Betty, in her tenderness speaking as it to a little child

"I knew you would," said Aurelia; "I knew God would saveas death, you know," she added dreamily: "I think I felt it all round me in that sleep"

"That hat you murmured once or twice in your sleep," said Betty

"And now, oh! it is so sweet to lie here and know it is you And wasn't he there too?"

"Sir Amyas? Yes, my dear He came for you He andfor you to wake"

"I hear their voices," cried Aurelia, with a start, sitting up "Oh! that's ood it is to hear it!"

"I will call him as soon as I have set you a little in order Are you sure you are well, my dearest? No headache?"