She succeeded in this, and when her father came home at night, bringing Mr. Hepworth with him, they found a very charming little hostess awaiting them and Boxley Hall imbued throughout with an air of comfortable hospitality.

And she went out to ask her hostess to come and sit with them.

" "I feel indebted for your kindness," replied the smiling hostess.

At supper the queen, whose manners were in the highest degree affable and royal, played the hostess with a gracefulness and attention which conciliated every one present, and Macbeth discoursed freely with his thanes and nobles, saying, that all that was honourable in the country was under his roof, if he had but his good friend Banquo present, whom yet he hoped he should rather have to chide for neglect, than to lament for any mischance.

'You seem to have had some good amusement last night, and to have kept it up well,' said I. 'Oh, monsieur,' exclaimed the hostess, shaking her head dolefully, 'what a night it was!'

Perhaps the heat was enervating, but was that sufficient reason for embarrassing one's hostess?

" Then they were greeting, with conventional nothings their beautiful hostess; who, with a charming air of triumphantbut not too triumphantproprietorship received them and passed them on, with a low spoken word to Aaron King; "I will take charge of you later.

"They said they were invited to spend the day with relatives," returned the hostess.

" "What do you mean, General?" cried the hostess.

If you are too early, you are in the way; if too late, you spoil the dinner, annoy the hostess, and are hated by the rest of the guests.

Maggie had assured her hostess that she had every thing that she could wish, and that she did not desire the services of Catrina's maid.

" "All right," said Mr. Fairfield "As a matter of social etiquette, I think it right to compliment my hostess, so I choose Mrs. Elliott on my side.

The lady who is the greatest stranger should be taken down by the master of the house, and the gentleman who is the greatest stranger should conduct the hostess.

"Don't forget the apples," I called to Evan as I followed my hostess.

He saw not only gambling for much higher stakes than could be right for any lady to venture (the queen did not play herself), but he saw those who took part in the play lose their tempers over their cards and quarrel with one another; while he heard the hostess herself accused of cheating, the gamesters forgetting the respect due to their queen in their excitement and intemperance.

A gentleman of the company informing the hostess, in answer to some inquiry regarding Canova's busts, that Washington, the American President, was shot in a duel by Burke, "What, in the name of folly, are you thinking of?" said Byron, perceiving that the speaker was confounding Washington with Hamilton, and Burke with Burr.

"And 'ow is 'e?" inquired his hostess, with an appearance of amiable interest.

It was like a bad dreamconfused, humiliating, horribleand when on the third day he was able to get into his clothes his one desire was to get awayand yet, to leave his kind hostess who had so gently nursed him and cared for him, seemed like an act of desertion.

you're a lucky man to possess such a popular hostess as friend.

It spares all trouble whether to the entertainers or their servants, and relieves the hostess of every anxiety.

In retiring from a crowded party it is unnecessary that you should seek out the hostess for the purpose of bidding her a formal good-night.

If this lady be married and her husband present, the latter takes the hostess to her place at table, and seats himself at her right hand.

" Therewith he arose and clad himself in Sir Launcelot's armor, and after he had broken his fast he thanked his hostess for what she had given him, and rode upon his way with great content of spirit.

An interesting girl, decidedly, Gifford concluded as he made a suitable acknowledgment of her greeting, and, I fancy, my friend Harry takes a rather too superficial view of her character, he thought, as strolling off in search of Kelson, he found himself watching his hostess from across the room with more than ordinary interest.

While this explanation was going forward, Bennington had a good chance to examine his hostess and her surroundings.