Ah, well!--now we are really quite comfortable--except in that odious dining-room, which Edward will have left in its sins.' Miss Manisty surveyed her work with a mild satisfaction.

The table indeed had been carried away.

The floor was covered with soft carpets.

The rough uneven walls painted everywhere with the interlaced M's of the Malestrini were almost hidden by well-filled bookcases; and, in addition, a profusion of new books, mostly French and Italian, was heaped on all the tables.

On the mantelpiece a large recent photograph stood propped against a marble head.