Have you seen again that pretty little lady I met here before?

Inviting us into the parlor, my uncle brought in the members of his family, among them an elderly lady, who was my grandmother, as he informed me.

Two lovely ladies dwell at , And each a-churching goes; Emma goes there to close her eyes, And Jane to eye her clothes.

" The staring eyes grew suddenly narrow, the scarlet mouth curled in a slow smile, and the tall man spake, yet with his gaze bent ever upon Beltane: "Fair lords," he said, "and you, most sweet and gentle ladies, our sport hath been but poor, hithertomethinks I can show you a better, 'tis a game we play full oft in my country.

Poor Merry was very tearful and disconsolate at the thought of leaving Dick, but she strove heroically to hide her grief when the cavalcade set out, the elder ladies driving, the young people mounted.

"Why, in battle, most gentle lady, in battle men must needs fall or wherefore should battles be?

" The Marquise de L., a charming old lady with white hair, beautiful blue eyes, and pink cheeks, a great friend of the Orleans family, went with me when I made my round of visits to thank the royal ladies for accepting our invitation.

"Mrs. Airy told me that she should arrange the order of the guests at table to please herself; that properly all of the married ladies should precede me, but that I was really to go first, with Mr. Airy.

They watched her with the fascinated gaze we give to a petted child encroaching upon the rights of a cross dog, or the pretty lady with her little riding whip in the cage of the lion.

The Englishwoman was called Mrs. Archbold, and on her other hand stood a tall, slim lady with long gray-green eyes, prematurely gray hair which had plainly been red, and an odd little twist to her smile.

They were always dressed in white, which was very well for the young, slight figures, but was less happy for a stout middle-aged lady.

Would that our gracious lady of Mortain were here, nor had balked us of her wilful company.

Was it possible that each one of those individuals had, in the last week, passed up the fare of a blue-eyed lady with high-heeled boots?

"Hello, look at the grand lady," a fresh young voice called to her from the doorway.

"I have merely called to see you regarding the young English lady, Elma Heaththe unfortunate lady whom you consigned to the fortress of Kajana.

" In consequence of this conversation, which aroused her curiosity, Lady Kew sent a letter that night to Lady Ann Newcome, desiring that Ethel should be sent to see her grandmother; Ethel, who was no weakling in character despite her youth, and who always rebelled against her grandmother and always fought on her Aunt Julia's side when that amiable invalid lady, who lived with her mother, was oppressed by the dominating older woman.

"MOTHER," cried the Pilgrim, with such a cry of joy that it echoed all about in the sweet air, and flung herself upon the veiled lady, and drew the veil from her face, and saw that it was she.

As for Laura, Pen's little adopted sister, she was no longer the simple girl of Pen's college days, but a tall, slim, handsome young lady.

Fashionable ladies peeped from brocaded curtains and ogled for his regard.

They were always dressed in white, which was very well for the young, slight figures, but was less happy for a stout middle-aged lady.

The chamberlain was waiting just outside the door, also two ladies in waiting, just as fat as the Queen.

Snatching up his hat and coat he walked into the kitchen, where he found a good-natured colored lady hard at work stirring batter in anticipation of some table luxury for a coming meal.

" Upon the surface you saw a bright, accomplished lady.

The enormous increase in the facilities for travelling and for the interchange of information contributed to the same result; and grave men lamented the growing fondness of the provincial ladies for the card-table, the theatre, the assembly, the masquerade, andsingular social juxtapositionthe Circulating Library.

His absence must have been a relief; but his death is said to have so affected the unhappy lady, that her shrieks disturbed the neighbourhood.