Oh!" His ejaculation, though vague, was not such as to prevent the girl from venturing gently: "Have you read it ?" Mr.Longdon, receiving her pure little smile, showed he felt he had never so taken her in as at this moment, as well as also that she was a person with whom he should surely get on.

"I think I must have." Little Aggie was still more encouraged, but not to the point of keeping anything back.

"It hasn't any author.

It's anonymous." The Duchess borrowed, for another question to Mr.Longdon, not a little of her gravity.

"Is it all right ?" "I don't know"-- his answer was to Aggie.