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It was a very simple and quiet procession that moved next day from the Hotel Mars to Pere-la-Chaise Zara's coffin was carried in an open hearse, and was covered with a pall of rich white velvet, on which lay a royal profusion of flowers--Ivan's wreath, and a nificent cross of lilies sent by tender-hearted Mrs Challoner, beinga little unusual about it was that the funeral car was drawn by two stately WHITE horses; and Heliobas told me this had been ordered at Zara's special request, as she thought the soleh the streets of dis effect on the passers-by

"And why," she had said, "should anybody be sad, when I in reality ahly happy?"

Prince Ivan Petroffsky had left Paris, but his carriage, drawn by two prancing Russian steeds, followed the hearse at a respectful distance, as also the carriage of Dr Morini, and some other private persons known to Heliobas A few people attended it on foot, and these were chiefly fro the very poor, some of whom had benefited by Zara's charity or her brother's h ruaro, where it was reported with graphic brevity The weather was still h tears as Father Paul, with his assistants, read in sole to the Catholic ritual

One of the chief rave was the faithful Leo; ithout obtruding himself in anyone's way, sat at a little distance, and see look hich he turned his eyes upon his hly understand that he must henceforth devote his life entirely to him alone The coffin was lowered, the "Requiem aeternam" spoken--all was over Those assembled shook hands quietly with Heliobas, saluted each other, and gradually dispersed I entered a carriage and drove back to the Hotel Mars, leaving Heliobas in the ceive his final instructions for the ornarave

The little page served me with some luncheon in my own apartment, and by the time all was ready for my departure, Heliobas returned I went down to hi pensively in his arht He looked sad and solitary, and ratitude and syht have done, and softly kissed his hand