My wife married--in the first instance--when she was very young--very young in deed." "Oh!" said Euphemia; and then, after a pause, "And neither of them is at home now ?" "No," said the ex-boarder.

"By the way, what do you think of this dado?
It is a portable one; I devised it myself.

You can take it away with you to another house when you move.

But there is the dinner-bell.

I'll show you over the establishment after we have had something to eat." After our meal we made a tour of inspection.