Who were seated at the dinner-table that night ?" "My sister, my brother, Mr.Ranelagh, and myself." "Did anything uncommon happen during the meal ?" "Yes, my sister ordered wine, and had our glasses all filled.

She never drank wine herself, but she had her glass filled also.

Then she dismissed Helen, the waitress; and when the girl was gone, she rose and held up her glass, and invited us to do the same.

'We will drink to my coming marriage,' said she; but when we had done this, she turned upon Arthur, with bitter words about his habits, and, declaring that another bottle of wine should never be opened again in the house, unclosed her fingers and let her glass drop on the table where it broke.

Arthur then let his fall, and I mine.