The twa appeared like sisters twin, In feature, form, an' claes; Their visage withered, lang an'thin, An' sour as onie slaes: The third cam up, hap-step-an'-lowp, As light as onie lambie, An' wi' a curchie low did stoop, As soon as e'er she saw me, Fu' kind that day.

Here some are thinkin on their sins, An' some upo' their claes; Ane curses feet that fyled his shins, Anither sighs and prays; On this hand sits a chosen swatch, Wi' screwed-up grace-proud faces; On that a set o' chaps, at watch, Thrang winkln on the lasses To chairs that day.

Claes, clothes.

At the end of the eighteenth century the representative of this ancient and affluent family was Balthazar Claes, a tall and handsome young man, who after some years' residence in Paris, where he saw the fashionable world and made acquaintance with many of the great savants, including Lavoisier the chemist, returned to his home in Douai, and set himself to find a wife.

A relative of Claes thought that it could, and maintained this opinion against the opposite camp.

Claes did not at first question it.

When Josephine Claes noticed this change, it was too late for her to ask questions; she waited for Balthazar to speak.

Claes became more taciturn and more invisible to his family.

One day she went to the garret, but Claes repulsed her with wrath and roughness.

Tears in her eyes roused Claes out of his reverie.

Enamoured by her beauty, rescued to humanity, Claes returned for a brief interval to the family life, and was adorable to his wife, charming to his children.

One of the letters that arrived that day was from the Polish officer, dying of his wounds, who sent Claes, as a legacy, some of his ideas for discovering the Absolute.

" When Emmanuel returned, Madame Claes sent him for his uncle the priest, bidding him take the two boys with him; then she turned to her daughters.

" "I'll be there in a minute," answered Claes.

Once again the Maison Claes was in prosperity, with pictures on its walls, and with handsome furniture in its state apartments.

Claes rushed towards him.

A shopkeeper near at hand said that M. Claes had left the house with Lemulquinier about an hour ago.

Emmanuel went in search of them, while a locksmith opened the door of the Maison Claes.

Everybody in Douai, from the aristocracy to the bourgeoisie to the people, knew all about old Claes, "the alchemist."

As Emmanuel ceased to read, Marguerite asked for the paper; but Claes had heard the almost whispered words.

The intermediate classthat is, leddies and gentlemen in generalare no worth the Muse's while; for their life is made up chiefly o' mainners, mainners,mainners;you canna see the human creters for their claes; and should ane o' them commit suicide in despair, in lookin' on the dead body, you are mair taen up wi' its dress than its decease.

Or it'll be something funny aboot his claes.

And as for familiaritythey helped to buy the shoon and the claes I'm wearing!

I'd like to be putting oot some siller for new claes.

'Thenk ye; but I'm no for dirtyin' ma guid claes.