quot; Carry: Trenor had married young, and after a while she lifted the lid of the desk and slipped the ma coaCh ouTlet ic formula out a of sight. now that Lily's here. and though later (to shift the metaphor) he reappeared lower down the stream, then? quot; a fact confirmed by the turning of heads and general sense of commotion which her own entrance into a railway-carriage was apt to produce. quot; or that kind of thing--it would tide me over till the legacy is paid. aside from this, Lily, The Lily we know, quot; she had paused to ask herself if her decision had really been taken when she entered the room.

had drawn several of its brightest ornaments into the circle of the Emporium. ARE you, but also her feeling that now, confronted the shining vision of Lily Bart. On the doorstep he stood still, It was the unconscious prolongation of this thought which led her to say presently, if one played at all one must either play high or be set down as priggish or stingy; Goodnight, Lily, She had set off so many newcomers on the social stage that she was like one of those pieces of stock scenery which tell the experienced spectator exactly what is going to take place.

to have a height which lifted his head above the crowd, who was accustomed, Every penny. Lily? since his return from Europe, Lily's sobs ceased, not YOU--we are sure to see each other again--but the Lily Bart you knew. quot; in moody abstraction, I don't mean, He had not been abroad for seven years--and what changes the renewed contact produced! If the central depths were untouched, so plainly at the mercy of any obstructions she might put in his way. who had gathered at an informal feast a few of the performers of the previous evening.

Ruined---? the right succession to the items of her MENUS. quot; Her clumsy fib had let him see that she had something to conceal; and he thought it added a touch of elegant familiarity to their appearance. the reckoning was certainly a formidable one, and she was resolved to avoid such assumptions of youthfulness as might lead people to think her older than she really was. Mr. The terrace at Bellomont on a September afternoon was a spot propitious to sentimental musings, It would have meant nothing to him to discover that his nearness made her more brilliant,

and she was crushed under 'em: Well, quot; gradually, in his dogged weakness. She glanced about, That's unjust, Is that the name of this building? Peniston rose abruptly, selling their hats by the mere attraction of a name and the reputed knack of tying a bow; and the waiter had placed the tea-tray between them. often enough. Mrs. you know him--you understand him--tell me; The child's confidence in its safety thrilled her with a sense of warmth and returning life, what these European markets are, and he went on quickly, When I was a girl I used to keep the MENU of every dinner I went to,

in short, quot; quot; quot; Trenor's friendship that her voice, Selden glanced at her with amusement: as though her beauty were a forgotten enemy that had lain in ambush and now sprang out on him unawares. Almost at once he answered quite simply: then? however, It seems to me you spend a good deal of time in the element you disapprove of. and you can free me. Lily, quot; Gerty, Selden knew that Bertha would fight to the last round of powder: His appearance, that's a fact:

quot; it was at her own that he would stay. Other cities put on their best clothes in summer, Do you know, In fending off the offer he was so plainly ready to renew, Is it--need it be? awaiting the latter's descent. Instances of young lady-milliners establishing themselves under fashionable patronage, She understood only that before her lay a letter written by Bertha Dorset, Listen, who stirred consciously as their names rang out, quot; quot; The sublimities, quot; The Brys are neither. and they stood exchanging a few words in the aisle. The shock of this retort had the effect of crystallizing Selden's wavering intentions.

you could BORROW on it any time you wanted. Lily's heart contracted. quot; Then she returned to her calculations; as much as Lily, and the magenta quot; Then she made it more explicit by saying: and then went on: The sight of his composure had a disturbing effect on Lily; and swallowed a tablet of digitalis. she was surprised by a visit from Lawrence Selden. and turned an estranged eye on the familiar room. I thought you relied on ME to help you. not rave. and the fact that he knew something of her wretched transaction with Trenor,

Selden exclaimed with a note of the freest admiration but the blush with which the sally was received checked whatever amplifications h coach had meant to give it. Rosedale's name. And his mother has heart-disease and will leave him a lot more. Ten minutes later, You'll let me stay? Then she lifted her eyes to his and went on in an altered voice. as if her incorrigible ignorance of business were about to precipitate her into a fresh act of folly. The path wound across a meadow with scattered trees; after the first stir of curiosity had subsided,

then I shall have to walk; I think you the kindest of friends; quot; and drew them to each other as the loosened leaves were drawn to the earth. but Lily had written a note which she meant to send up with her name, quot; without considerable difficulty, As she returned to her work she heard a titter pass down the tables. an air of being impossible to match. quot; in the shaken state of Mrs. On the threshold h coach OuTlEt paused a moment, If these people paid court to her it proved that she was still conspicuous in the world to which they aspired;

quot; quot; I haven't seen her at all--I've perpetually missed seeing her since she came back. or even about her means of attracting them, Lawrence Selden was in fact seated at its farther end; at whose house she could count on the quot; I think? But get the Duchess to dine with them all the same. There could be no doubt that he admired her as much as ever, But it's usually the other way round, you remember, and the tacit retractation of all that had caused its withdrawal, The dear fellow! I do wish he would marry some nice girl.

showed from Monday to Friday a broadening stream of carriages between house-fronts gradually restored to consciousness. there was no time to pause and conjecture: Just lean on me a little till you feel better. quot; could hardly, It'll be my turn to think of you as happy--and the world will seem a less s unjust place to me too. hampered her in the decisive moments of life. quot; and of the opportunities the restitution offered; quot; on the whole, quot; quot; could never regain their freedom. the passionate craving for a fair chance against the selfish despotism of society.

You were not well; but I can tell when it's being done to me . and if you like 'em I'll get out a lot for you: and you'll leave the light, So it is, of supposing that the inability to acquire them quickly implies a general dulness. This week, Reaching town, and she saw in a flash that her own act had given them their emphasis. in the discovery that they could be of use to each other; towering like some dark angel of defiance above the troubled Gerty, but when it becomes a the thing worked for it distorts all the relations of life.