ois? You have been here long

ve

a handsome old house, not according to the latest fashion, either in itself or its fitting up; both are of a simpler style than anybody of any pretension would choose now-a-days; but Mrs. Wishart has no need to make any pretension; her standing and her title to it are too well known. Moreover, there are certain quain't witnesses to it all over, wherever you look. None but one of such secured position would have such an old carpet on her floor; and few but those of like antecedents could show such rare old silver on the board. The shawl that wraps the lady is Indian, and not worn for show; there are

the other lady is the one who has been so jealously discussed and described in another family. As Miss Julia described her, there she sits, in a morning dress which le

better than the city," she

answered her hostess. "I did not me

very much," said the girl

ot mean that either. Do

know any

een plenty

bit. One thing I do not like. Peopl

m to go deep in

t. It is the same always, if people come for morning calls, or if we go to them, or

you car

eem to care ab

ey talk it then?" Mrs.

it, but they do not seem as if they did. And they laugh so incessantly,-some of them,-at what ha

want people to be

ou mean,

o be always going '

I would like them to

ful state of society

t that everybody wa

, whether they laugh or talk, doing it heartily, and feeling and think

know what would b

. W

nkerhoff has a fearfully hard piece of work to keep the conversation going; and when I have departed she votes me a great bore, and hopes I will never

er find people

rt laughed

if I lived among them. Now,

thing, Lois; nobod

er talk as

not be always so desperately in earnest. By the way! That handsome young Mr.

eliberation. "He is pleasan

a good fellow, too. And he is likely to be a successful fellow. He is starting well in life,

mean, 'a g

t that phrase expr

do, in your sense. You

how hard it is to put some things! I mean, a family that has had a good social standing for generations. Of course such

has served God for generations. Such a fa

ng her eyes a little at the girl, "the t

ope

are good things at an

Lois. "O yes, they are pleasant things;

extravagant ideas, Lois. They don't do in the world. They

in the world," Loi

when you have a house of your own, it is likely you will be. No more coffe

to his mistress a little note on his salver, and then handed to Lois a magnificent bunch of

m certain; yes, I am sure it is; and that is one of the new rare varieties. That has not come from any flori

rs. Wishart," said L

shart. "He has cut them in his

is. "Would tha

m's mother, Lois-but not about the flowers. It

ith her flowers, examining, smelling, and smiling at them. It was pleasure that raised that delicious bloom in her cheeks, she decided; was it anything more than pleasure? What a fair creature! thought her hostess; and yet, fair as she i

you wear to thi

Mrs. Wishart. I suppose my

young to wear black silk to a luncheon party.

would do. You must let m

anything of the kind. I

hart; I canno

l pay

ady. Mrs. Wishart, it is no matter. People will just think

ll think you do no

uth too," said

should think so. I shall dress you for this onc

ch would have been ruinous to another person, simply set off her delicate complexion and bright brown hair in the most charming manner; while at the same time the green was not so brilliant as

nt. "I have hit just the right thing. My dear, I would put one o

" Lois aske

; you do as