"Why, this is Friday--she must have gone to-day.

But does she stay so late ?" "She was to go afterwards to little Aggie: I'm trying so, in spite of difficulties," Mrs.Brook explained, "to keep them on together." She addressed herself with a new thought to Mr.Longdon.

"You must know little Aggie--the niece of the Duchess: I forget if you've met the Duchess, but you must know HER too--there are so many things on which I'm sure she'll feel with you.

Little Aggie's the one," she continued; "you'll delight in her; SHE ought to have been mamma's grandchild." "Dearest lady, how can you pretend or for a moment compare her-- ?" Mr.
Cashmore broke in.

"She says nothing to me at all." "She says nothing to any one," Mrs.Brook serenely replied; "that's just her type and her charm--just above all her education." Then she appealed to Vanderbank.