Beauchene, with haggard mien, went off, and then came back carrying some little address-books.

Little accustomed as he was to grief, he instinctively sought to divert his mind, and began searching in the little address-books for the purpose of drawing up a list of the persons who must be invited to the funeral.

"I must have it somewheremost likely in an address-book at my flatI should be sure to put it down at the time.

He took out one or two of the books that stood there in a rowdirectories and address-books they appeared chiefly to beand found his name written in each, with here and there a note or a correction, all in his own handwriting.

She was ready with pad and pencil and her old address-book, which had lain for many days untouched in her desk.