Lippa

world but

every man must

kesp

rs are more or less fast asleep in attitudes far from suggesting comfort, the sentries on guard at -- Pala

ple. 'I'm nearly done;' these two are sea

at!' replies Helmdon,

Jimmy, testily, 'heat, mo

d boy,' this from Chubby, in

. Dalrymple of the Guards is not far wrong, for the said Chubby, otherwise Lord Helmdon does look rather foolish half leaning half sitting on the back of a chair, his hat well at the ba

complimentary speech, gives vent to a

pos of nothing; by this time the dogs have

rymple, 'I merely observ

id it strike you just now?'

know, I

o down in the mouth, there's something up I'm s

ss over that mare of his, that ought to have run in the Oaks, I've laid more tha

it'll all shake down somehow,

ising says, 'I'm off to tea at Bro

e Dalrymple walks out of the Club and turns in the direction of Brook Street. He has not gone

, smiling, 'only I thought of stopping at your

stache would better deserve to be called a 'pretty maid.' 'Mabel has a

eat favourite with the female sex and many a mother longs to have him for a son-in-law, remembering that he has plenty of money, and only

ed their destination, and ascend the st

, is standing on the landing

in life at the present moment, Paul,' she adds, turning to her brother, 'is to go and amuse Philippa, poor child, I'm afraid she feels

talking at once. He pauses for a second in the doorway and glances round the room, bowing to two or thre

iness that comes over one in a crowd of unknown people, and I've been here all the afternoon feeling dreadfully cross, and h

wish Mrs Grundy didn't come between us and the carpet, it would be so delightful to sprawl full leng

a long time ago,' sa

almost centuries-

replied Philippa, 'isn'

le, but I suppose women are naturally fond of children, even taken a

t when the song is finished, she asks the name of an old la

's her daughter standing by her, Lady Anne; she is very clever; but surely the

ing her hand on Philippa's shoulder; 'they have nearly all g

ve been talking to Miss Seaton for the last half hour, as you told me

was very good of you,' she says in a very polite tone, 'very kind, but you

exclaims her sister-in-law, 'but come with me no

hen seizing the first opportunity he makes for th

y, I don't care what, only let it be somewhere proper, for Philippa's sake

I shall probably look in d

in miniature in her son Teddy, who is as his uncle says rather the 'enfant terrible!' but do not say so before his mother, or her wr

r to England to be presented and enter into the vortex of London society. So it is to quite another world she has

a woman she will become-a coquette, a flirt? He glances at her fair, childish face and sighs. The curtain goes up, but he does not see the scene before him; no, 'tis a woman's face he seems to see, a pale face, with large brown eyes t

s saying to him, 'do look

rie into which he had sunk and answers a

t she says nothing and watches with interest the play. It is a sad piece of a woman wronged, the acting is splendid and

ks Ponsonby, helping

ver been to an English theatre befor

d been the man w

imself, but he seems so very grave that she refrains and wond