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"What is it? Have I seen it? Do show!" and her curiosity was unappeasable

The discreet Alphonse tapped at the door again just at this moment

"Entrez!" I answered; and our tea, prepared with the te nicety peculiar to the Hotel de L----, appeared Alphonse set the tray doith his usual artistic nourish, and produced a small note from his vest-pocket

"For mademoiselle," he said with a bow; and as he handed it to me, his eyes opened wide in surprise He, too, perceived the change in nity itself, and instantly suppressed his astonishment into the polite i from the room on the points of his toes, as was his usual custom, he disappeared The note was froood as to refrain fro, she will confer a favour on her humble friend and servant, "RAFFAELLO CELLINI"

I handed it to A with inquisitiveness to know its contents

"Didn't I say he was a queer young man?" she exclaimed, as she perused thethat he means to send you some flowers himself But what puzzlestoIt is really very mysterious when I come to think of it, for Madame Didier said plainly that she would not ask Cellini to the dance till she saw hiht"

"Perhaps Alphonse has told hihtened

"Of course! That is it; and Mr Cellini takes it for granted that a girl of your age would not be likely to refuse a dance Still there is soot to ask you how the picture got on?"

"Oh, very well, I believe," I replied evasively "Signor Cellini only "

"And was it like you?--a really good reseh to be able to judge"

"What a dehed Mrs Everard "Now, I should have rushed straight up to the easel and exa You are ayou alone any ht Let irl"