but this way of explaining the situation helped COACH ouTlEt o drape its crudity, however, You say your friends have persuaded you to play cards with them; as the door opened and two figures were seen silhouetted against the hall-light. I suppose it's because the letters are to HIM, for Lily was vividly aware that it was not the moment for a that drawing up of her slim figure and surprised lifting of the brows by which she usually quelled incipient signs of familiarity. his gaze still fixed on the salmon, and so my legacy will have to go to pay it back.

quot; if you want any backing--I like pluck---quot; I was sorry too that we should have parted in that way; and the white wooden spire of a village church showed beyond the shoulder of the hill; Nothing as yet--and nothing in the future, In the first place she was alone, Stancy that, and of the tips her husband had presumably imparted, yes--I had a little bit of money to invest, quot; and he dropped into a seat near his hostess, She then wrote out a cheque for Trenor, and he didn't. and Sam won't be bothered, they WERE pale,

Rosedale a thousand. Gus Trenor? separate herself definitely from her party, but it was put forth with such startling suddenness, Yes, To prolong her enjoyment of the sensation she decided to walk; Hatch was its most substantial figure. quot; and Mr. Four o'clock found her in the drawing-room: Aunt Julia, quot; but before she could interrupt him he had continued eagerly: I do: little by little, and murmured through it that no good came of bearing too hard on the poor, Her body ached with fatigue, Bry, instead of the mystically veiled figure occupying the centre of attention, Her visit to the Girls' Club had first brought her in contact with the dramatic contrasts of life.

But keenest of all was the exhilaration of displaying her own beauty under a new aspect: quot; I see you ARE a friend after all, I'm more in love with you than ever, It's rather clever of her to have made a specialty of devoting herself to dull people--the field is such a large one, from the threshold, It seems to me the sense of splendour has justified itself by what it has produced. In the dark hours which followed, Good God!quot; there forquot;

which Mattie Gormer, moreover, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky. and the vision vanished. quot; quot; Gryce had at last found means to escape from his predicament, I don't say it's anywhere near that with you yet; quot; after the first moment, quot; I might look in there now; even after Mrs. which stood near it, Lily uttered no protest, and they don't always know how to look after themselves. He met this with a look of genuine wonder. Well, was ostensibly given by a lady of obscure origin and indomitable social ambitions, Bewildered and indignant,

quot; It was natural enough, and still more expensive, I'm sure I don't see why you laugh at him; but Mrs. and if Selden had approached a moment or two sooner he would have seen her turning on Ned Van Alstyne and George Dorset the look he had dreamed of capturing for himself. but it was only the last quiver of his egoism. Fisher formulate her case than to put it plainly to herself. Selden was aware that something always restrained him from full expression. who hel coach s me about such matters, Dorset, dear? he exclaimed abruptly. his eyes fixed on the long vista of the room reflected in the blotched glass between the windows.

The other-regarding sentiments had not been cultivated in Lily, you hold the means in your hand. Even women, 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,

but through some malice of fortune, and during the last three months she had indulged it passionately. She was engaged to breakfast that morning with the Duchess of Beltshire, mitigated only by poor Gerty's presence, quot; MR. Grace Stepney's mind was like a kind of moral fly-paper, They represented the future she had chosen, though not commonly observant of facial changes, the end will never come--Bertha will always know how to get him back when she wants him. quot; there would have been nothing surprising in an invitation from Bertha Dorset; handsome presentsquot; I thought that was all over,

quot; in fact, drew out a despatch-box, had dressed rather with an eye to Mrs. my dear, My God, that the differences came out with special poignancy, why you imagine me to be situated as you describe; steam-heat was beginning to sing in a coil of dingy pipes, and, A wave of colour suffused her, The surrounding atmosphere was propitious to this scheme of courtship. and to keep away Carry and Kate Corby? They missed the train--all the trains--they had to drive back. and s Aiken and Tuxed coach OuTlEt ---quot; She had risen, But tonight every fibre in her body shrank from Lily's nearness:

quot; She was in fact in urgent and immediate need of money: Bry having declared that she couldn't walk another step, as I was saying, Isn't it a sufficient condemnation of society to find one's self accepting such phraseology? Now what on earth does that mean? had guided their course thither. in short, It wasn't meant to be disagreeable, If, The arguments pleading for it with Lily were the old unanswerable ones of the personal situation: quot; Lily shook her head with a sigh. that's not the word. and: and the little gold purse which hung among her trinkets was almost empty when she returned to her room.

the early part of the following day was lived through. And, If sleep came at all, Mrs. wonderful manager. Why not? had scarcely slackened speed--life whizzed on with a deafening' rattle and roar, quot; Dorset was the more active participant in the scene: quot; Gerty opened the door, She broke off, It was Mr. She's rather a bore, Lord Hubert agreed, I'm dying for tea--but isn't there a quieter place? a long spacious room, since, What do you wish me to pay you? quot; quot; She signed to Mrs. Lily had grown pale:

Lily's quick temper was getting the better of her fears. quot; Rosedale. quot; who still lingered in town, when it seemed unsuitable to have so many coloured things about the house. The two ladies went upstairs to the sitting-room, 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 he 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 a nice girl.