"We feared sometimes we were in your way--but it is such a long time since our children have paid you their respects; our girls are old enough now to make dear Ursula's acquaintance." "Ursula is a little bear, like her name," replied the doctor.
"Let us tame her," said Madame Massin.

"And besides, uncle," added the good housewife, trying to hide her real motive under a mask of economy, "they tell us the dear girl has such talent for the forte that we are very anxious to hear her.

Madame Cremiere and I are inclined to take her music-master for our children.

If there were six or eight scholars in a class it would bring the price of his lessons within our means." "Certainly," said the old man, "and it will be all the better for me because I want to give Ursula a singing-master." "Well, to-night then, uncle.

We will bring your great-nephew Desire to see you; he is now a lawyer." "Yes, to-night," echoed Minoret, meaning to fathom the motives of these petty souls.
The two nieces pressed Ursula's hand, saying, with affected eagerness, "Au revoir." "Oh, godfather, you have read my heart!" cried Ursula, giving him a grateful look.
"You are going to have a voice," he said; "and I shall give you masters of drawing and Italian also.