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Heliobas listened to hi now and then at the preposterous puns the youngat every opportunity that presented itself

"You are a lucky fellow, Ivan," he said at last "You like the good things of life, and you have got them all without any trouble on your own part You are one of thoseto wish for"

Prince Ivan frowned and pulled his dark moustache with no very satisfied air

"I am not so sure about that," he returned "No one is contented in this world, I believe There is always soed for always seems the most necessary to happiness"

"The truest philosophy," said Heliobas, "is not to long for anything in particular, but to accept everything as it co"

"What do you '?" questioned Prince Ivan "Do you know, Casi as Socrates"

"Socrates?--Socrates was as clear as a drop ofdew,about hi sed down to the hilt That was the worst of him--he was too clear--too honest--too disdainful of opinions Society does not love suchas it co? Why, I mean what I say Each circus its own special lesson and--forms a link or part of a link in the chain of our existence It see to you that you walk down a particular street at a particular hour, and yet that slight action of yours may lead to a result you wot not of 'Accept the hint of each new experience,' says the American imitator of Plato--Emerson If this advice is faithfully folloe all have enough to occupy us busily frorave"

Prince Ivan looked at Zara, who sat quietly thoughtful, only lifting her bright eyes now and then to glance at her brother as he spoke

"I tell you," he said, with sudden moroseness, "there are some hints that we cannot accept--some circumstances that we must not yield to Why should a man, for instance, be subjected to an undeserved and bitter disappointment?"