eristics  to ory bearing. tullivers direct gaze, and sometyle of y, o Lucy tic claims on tion of Mr Step.

    As for dear little Lucy e benevolent triump tionate projects so give  spirits today, and s not pleasure in ttractiveness. It is true, sepmost attention on ticles o cajole tomers into t effeminate futilities. o lay aside  and  Fez of  by superficial observers to be interpreted less as a compliment to Lucy t is a great coxcomb, young torry observed, `but t Oggs - orry had red hair.)

    And Stepely notil Lucy said, in ratone,

    `See, noting   one. t s - do buy them.

    `Oep be intended for imaginative persons ern reason is my forte, you kno get Po buy t he come?

    `o come.  t of ted. But nohing of Maggie.

    `No, no - see - s a customer: t coming up.

    Lucys eyes turned erest too see  t intervieime oure of feelings, but so notice t akem act enougo enter at once into talk about terested in purc Maggie, and not calling on o speak muc sremulous.

    `icularly amiable to your cousin, said Stepone to Lucy. `Is it pure magnanimity? You talked of a family quarrel.

    `O, t e tle indiscreet in isfaction, and speaking  Step appear to notice toanding aloof until akem,  ransactions.

    `My son came  o some ot of t all table gallantries to me. I .

    Surned  speaking, and urned aepo  Stepill ting money, and avoided looking up. S ed o Lucy today, and  come near  salutation and botient  e of former failures in resolution. And during t feo f