Fani was really on the road to become a painter, and her long-cherished wish was being accomplished.

Now that Mrs.Stanhope was evidently so fond of him, surely everything would be done for his improvement.

But she could hardly wait for the time to come for their visit, for every day she had some new idea for his future that she longed to tell him.

Fred had his hands full of preparations.

He looked forward to making such an increase of his collections that he was afraid he should not have room to contain them all.