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But they seemed to mind nothing but their prayer-book. By-and-by the silken bag was handed round. I don't believe she will; so awkward, you know; besides, she only came by invitation. There she is, with her hand in her pocket, though, and sure enough, her little bit of silver tinkled as it struck the coin beneath.

"All right; but I'll be down later," replied Siward passing on, the letter in his hand. Entering his room he kicked off his wet pumps and found dry ones. Then moved about, whistling a gay air from some recent vaudeville, busy with rough towels and silken foot-gear, until, reshod and dry, he was ready to descend once more.

Throwing myself upon my knees, I commenced a feverish search, and presently more by good fortune than any thing else my random fingers encountered a soft, silken bundle. When Lisbeth came up, flushed and panting, I held them in my hands. "Give them to me!" she cried. "I'm sorry " "Please," she begged. "I'm very sorry " "Mr. Brent." said Lisbeth, drawing her self up, "I'll trouble you for my them."

Thank you for telling me all your plans, but I am prepared for them already. What do you suppose they would " Garrick stopped short. From the vocaphone had come a sound like the ringing of a bell. "Sh!" whispered Lucille hoarsely. "Here she comes now. Didn't I tell you? Into the next room!" A moment later came a knock at a door and Lucille's silken rustle as she hurried to open it.

Upon the lawn the little gossamer hammocks that the grass spiders had seamed together overnight were spangled with dew, so that each out-thrown thread was a glittering rosary and the center of each web a silken, cushioned jewel casket.

Ah! the cap is there, but the embroiderer has fled; for Atropos was severing the web of life above her head while she was weaving that silken shelter for mine! How uncouthly the huge piano that occupies the corner at the left of the door looms out in the uncertain twilight! I neither play nor sing, yet I own a piano.

Val was dimly conscious of some disturbing point outside his range of vision; as it might be, the unlocated centre of a cyclone. And, staring at his uncle's face, he had a quite unaccountable vision of a woman with dark eyes, gold hair, and a white neck, who smelt nice, and had pretty silken clothes which he had liked feeling when he was quite small. By Jove, yes! Aunt Irene!

We are never too old to admire a pretty favor or a tasteful bonbonniere; and, looking back over the season, we remember, as among the most charming of the favors, those with flowers painted upon silken banners, with the owner's name intertwined.

Eppelein cracked his whip against his leathern boot-tops; old Tetzel's leaden voice cried out to enquire where we were lingering, and a silken train came rustling down the stairs. My lover kissed his hand to me, and I went forth with him into the court-yard. His fiery horse gave him so much to do that he never marked my farewell.

The arrangement of Mrs. Hawthorne's hair equalled in artificiality the mode of her dress: the front locks were clipped and twisted into little curls, the back locks drawn to the top of the head, where they were disposed in silken loops and rolls, at the top of which, like a flag planted on a hill, stood an aigrette, a sparkle and two whiffs.