and fairy tales. But so speak as soon as possible, to set t ease.

    `tuous of you, sty treble, like tional notes of little birds, `to come so soon after your arrival. And as it is, I tune manner, and giving your friends no notice. Come and sit do  , `and you sreated mercifully.

    `You ainty t you .

    Lucy gave some playful contradiction, but P  it urned toionate scrutiny  ting  as if .  tense, detailed remembrance - e revival of all t  conversation - t  jealousy and distrust ures is almost inevitably linked rong feeling,   t ed it, o make t rusive proof to trary.

    `I am  ? said Maggie. `Lucy is like a fairy godmoturned me from a drudge into a princess in no time. I do not indulge myself all day long, and s  before I kno myself.

    `Im sure s be better ts to ing by the change.

    Artificial conversation of t  on a little ermined to put an end to it, exclaimed ation of annoyance t sten somet of the room.

    In a moment Maggie and Pentment like t of friends  sorrow.

    `I told my broto see you, Po release me from my promise, and ed.

    Maggie, in ed Po kno once tion t oo allude to t seemed almost like an injury toion ed  oo entirely of o be sensitive on any ot at t moment.

    `t least be friends, Maggie? to  now?

    `ill not your fat? said Maggie, hdrawing her hand.

    `I s give you up on any ground but your oo tell you. t is one.

    `to alking to eaco go very soon - to a neuation.

    `Is t inevitable, Maggie?