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"All the nice people are going away from here," she wrote "Madame Didier and her husband have started for Naples; and, to crown our lonesomeness, Raffaello Cellini packed up all his traps, and left us yesterdayen route for Rome The weather continues to be delicious; but as you see on so well in Paris, in spite of the cold there, we have made up our minds to join you, the o straight to the Grand Hotel; and I aet us roo nearly recovered--of course, you must not leave your physician till you are quite ready At any rate, we shall not arrive till the end of next week"

I began to calculate During that strange interview in the chapel, Heliobas had said that in eight days ration he had proht days were now colad of this; for I did not care to see Mrs Everard or anyone till the experiment was over The other letter I received was froive an "Iht

When I went down to breakfast, Imyself to Heliobas: "Is it not rather a sudden freak of Raffaello Cellini's to leave Cannes? We all thought he was settled for the winter there Did you knoas going to Rome?"

"Yes," replied Heliobas, as he stirred his coffee abstractedly "I kneas going there some day this month; his presence is required there on business"

"And are you going to give the Improvisation this Mrs Challoner asks you for?" inquired Zara

I glanced at Heliobas He answered for ive it if I were you," he said quietly: "there will be nothing to prevent your doing so at the date named"

I was relieved I had not been altogether able to divest ht possibly never come out alive from the electric trance to which I had certainly consented; and this assurance on the part of Heliobas was undoubtedly corave and preoccupied expressions Zara was very pale, and appeared lost in thought Heliobas, too, looked slightly careworn, as though he had been up all night, engaged in so labour No mention was made of Prince Ivan; we avoided his na When the breakfast was over, I looked with a fearless smile at the calnified than ever with that slight touch of sadness upon it, and said softly: "The eight days are accomplished!"