She has a great idea of Mrs Farquharson, because she has attended eleven Drawing-Rooms at Ottawa, and one of them was given--held, I should say--by the Princess Louise." "I won't promise you eleven," said Lorne, "but there seems to be a pretty fair chance of one or two." At this she had a tale for him which charmed his ears.

"I didn't know where to look," she said.

"Aunt Emmie, you know, has a very bad trick of coming into my room without knocking.

Well, in she walked last night, and found me before the glass PRACTISING MY CURTSEY! I could have killed her.

Pretended she thought I was out." "Dora, would you like ME to promise something ?" he asked, with a mischievous look.
"Of course, I would.