Thou wert seated between the wife of the Spanish ambassador and a miladi of England.

'Miladi says you want something of the most originaltant soit peu risquéfor 'Enley,' she said.

'But, yes, Miladi.

'And what will Miladi herself wear?' asked the French woman of Lady Kirkbank.

Rilboche had naturally, as a Frenchwoman, succumbed utterly to her own feelings, and was moaning in her berth, wailing out every now and then that she would never have taken service with Miladi had she suspected her to be capable of such cruelty as to take her to live for weeks upon the sea.

"Ah, Miladi Blessington!

What she wanted exactly is more than I can tell you, as she spoke Italian altogether; and 'miladi' had the interview pretty much to herself.

" The French maid, full of sympathy and excitement, wondered, while she turned on the taps, how Miladi should look so disdainful and calm.

Milor had gone to the races, and had left a note for Miladi in the morning, the maid had said.

"Miladi is a dream!"

"I wait for Miladi, Milor, she have not come in," Henriette said.

"And I so fear Miladi will be late.

Miladi had not come in!But as they spoke, he perceived her on the landing below, hurrying upshe had not waited to get the liftand he went down to meet her, while Henriette returned to her room.

"Miladi is not at all well.