The Dull Miss Archinard

slanting across the road, Alicia decla

rybody and everything under the sun. He is most en

t year. A nice, steady, honest young fell

Hilda-is a

cia, who could afford to be gener

te, I am afrai

and the eyes of a Gainsborough; you know

been to Dulwich

was in a good temper evidently. Not that Alicia was ever exactly

ke to slap her. I think that my conventionality is of a tolerant order, but Mrs

e remarks from you. I should rather like to slap her

It is the artistic argot

r all. I hate the next half-mile. It is just uphill enough to be irritating-f

walking. You are a very ener

oads. They should be got ov

through the beech

were autumn and that the hunting had begun. Captain Archinard gives me glowing accounts, an

rhaps you would like some one now. Mrs. Laugh

led up her c

s. They bore me. I am afraid no one would come just now

and the simple inaction of country life. Alicia had lost her baby only

on me," she added, as they walked slowly through the woods. "Sir J

in his usual tone

eter yield so placidly? Mary respected him too much to allow herself an evil thought of his wife; but Alicia was a person

uld infallibly cause comment on any woman-let alo