These subjects have always an interest for me, and remind me of the time when you and I, Cecilia, like two butterflies, went fluttering over the earth, pausing about its flowers, and building up for ourselves pretty theories on the origin of life and all things.

Since then I had almost forgotten them.

Think only if the mythology of our youth should present itself again in the system of the Candidate!" Here Elise was interrupted by the entrance of the troop of children.
"Might we borrow Gabriele ?" "Mother, lend us Gabriele!" besought several coaxing little voices.
"Gabriele, wilt thou not come and play with us?
Oh, yes, certainly thou wilt!" and with these words Petrea held up a gingerbread heart, winch so operated on the heart of the little one, that she yielded to the wishes of brother and sisters.
"Ah, but you must take great care of her, my little angel!" said the mother; "Louise, dear, take her under your charge; look after her, and see that no harm befal her!" "Yes, of course," said Louise, with a consequential countenance; and the jubilant children carried off the borrowed treasure, and quickly was their sport in full operation in the hall.
Elise took her work, and the Candidate, with a look of great importance, seated himself before her, in order to initiate her into the mysteries of his system.

Just, however, at the moment when he had opened his mouth to begin, after having hemmed a few times, a shrill little barking, and the words "your most devoted servant," were heard at the door, and a person entered curtseying with an air of conscious worth, said with a little poodle in her arms--a person with whom we will have the honour to commence a new chapter.
FOOTNOTES: [2] Borrowing fire; a Swedish child's play..