She is only to be here for a short time, I believe, until her relations come to take her home to her own country.

Her father was taken ill in a country place near the city, which he had hired for the shooting season, and the poor girl was left all alone out there.

The Cardinal thought she would be safer and perhaps less unhappy with us while she is waiting." "Of course," said Unorna, with a faint interest.

"How old is she, poor child ?" "She is not a child, she must be five and twenty years old, though perhaps her sorrow makes her look older than she is." "And what is her name ?" "Beatrice.

I cannot remember the name of the family." Unorna started..