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At the door the pretty Greek boy handed e basket of the loveliest flowers

"The last from the conservatory," said Heliobas "I shall need no e he placed the flowers beside ain took my hand

"Good-bye, my child!" he said, in earnest and kindly tones "I have your address, and rite you all reat, of your own, send to me for advice without hesitation I can tell you already that I foresee the tiether the precarious and unsatisfactory life of a mere professional musician You think no other career would be possible to you? Well, you will see! A few ain; God bless you!"

The carriage moved off, and Heliobas stood on the steps of his ht To the last I saw his stately figure erect in the light of the winter sunshine--a figure destined from henceforth to occupy a proret I felt at parting froave , a promise which has since been fulfilled, and is likely soon to be fulfilled again That I have such a friend is an advantageous circue accurately ofin the course of the daily life around ly trivial, are the hints of serious results to come, which, I am thus permitted in part to foresee

There is a drawback, of course, and the one bitter drop in the cup of knowledge is, that the ress under the tuition of Heliobas, the less araceful appearances I perceive with almost cruel suddenness the true characters of all those who mere surface-matter for real depth, and it is intensely painful for me to be forced to behold hypocrisy in the expression of the apparently devout--sensuality in the face of some radiantly beautiful and popular wouise of friendship, and spite and rowth beneath the words of elegant flattery or dainty compliment I often wish I could throw a rose-coloured s and still le instance find er of the electric instinct within ly the flaw in every huly contrived ioodness