athwart her skin instead of at it, a very slight efflorescenoe
was just perceptible; and the colour on her cheek was more
circumscribed than flushing. A narrow gazer might also
have detected a fine black line pencilled along the edges of
her eyelids. But her eyes, her hair, and her long lashes
were undoubted facts; and certainly very beautiful they were>

" Ce cher Wracketts !" said Mr. Flitter, with much warmth j
" and Mrs. Wracketts, too. Let me present my friend Mr,
Tidd Spooner; he is anxious to know you."

Mr. Spooner coloured and bowed, and said something
about being most happy.
" We were at school together, at Eton," continued Mr. Flitter.
" I was at Eton, too," said Mr. Spooner.
" I don't mean the school," Mr. Flitter observed ; " we
were at a little academy."

" Well caught," muttered Mr. Wracketts, in an almost
inaudible voice, as Mr. Flitter felt sorry he did not say,
" Winchester." And the dinner being now all ready, they
sat down, Mr. Flitter and Mr. Wracketts at the top and
bottom, and the lady and Mr. Spooner at the side.
Mr. Flitter understood dining, and looked over the menu
with exceeding pleasure. We reproduce it to show how re-
fined a banquet he had invited his friends to.
Potage h la Comte de Paris,

Poissons.
Bouger k la Venitienne.
Veux Entrees.
S g Epigramme d'Agneau aux J S

^ _M .2 Comcombrca. J w I

■o ]2 B. Filets de Foussins a la §,»'"'

.5 i Marecbale. S S

^ (S ¥ ^

Entremets.
Bombe Glacee Fetits pois

tea Caf^. k I'Angloiae

Mironton de Homard.
Jambon Glace k I'ananas

Dessert.
Itoisiiu Muscat.
Probes.
Abiicots,

Qnatro MendiantSj

Wine*.
Oltanpagne. Foit.
Oltni. Sheny.
