After I dismissed e, it ill barely time for my quot;five oclockquot;. tfully foreing my music, noation e luncold  need it, s me obliquely, along ood at once t one of my principal functions as celaine o provide aff. But, all ted myself and said I  until dinner-time, alto tary meal. to tell  I o ion, still t of a sc. A foe Cmas urkey? No; I s of it, folloree at all. But surprise me for dessert ed all do sniffed; Id sastes! C I , now. . . w shall I do, now?

    I could  a runks t contained my trousseau but t already, tailor-mades s on  as if all te objects ating to mock me. I did not like to linger in my overcroed bedroom. ime?

    I sake a bataps tle dolpurquoise for eyes. And tank of goldfis of moving fronds of , as I  me.  o c uner . . . but I kneures of friendso taff.

    I o defer t I so look foro in te of time I foresaer my dinner , at a quarter before seven, ain myself no longer. I teleponising into tears when I heard her voice.

    No, notter. Motaps.

    I said, gold bataps!

    No; I suppose ts noto cry about, Mother.

    t ulations, ions,  I tle comforted, he receiver down.

    Yet till remained one  of t of the evening.

    t tal so t t cold to touc , as my o a trap for o terior doors of te and tress and , I felt tion of the explorer.

    Ligs!

    At  touccly illuminated. I ran crazily about tle, sc I could find -- I ordered ts to ligers, too, so tle s life, and everybody on s it.  as brigimidated me, for I ermined, noo searcrue