ely, e in Maggies cer to be agitated by vague self-reproac soon t  the house.

    `O artling announcement! said Maggie, quite mistress of   some inter. `I wonder where Lucy is.

    Lucy  been deaf to ter an interval long enougous but not ephen in.

    `ell, old felloo Maggie in passing, `its glorious to  yourself a little less like a sparroop and not go in and out constantly  letting ts kno tietime Ive o scamper up tless stairs to t painting room of yours, all to no purpose, because your people t you  s embitter friendship.

    `Ive so feors - it seems o leave notice of my exits and entrances, said P tep strong presence and strong voice.

    `Are you quite ulliver? said Stepurning to Maggie iff politeness and putting out y.

    Maggie gave tips of e one of proud indifference. Pc Lucy o seeing variations in to eac  t tural antipated tual good- t of epated by someterprets as conceit,  observation t accounted for everyto guileless Lucy. Steped tudied greeting t  by teptling on in questions to P  sketcion,  Maggie because  draion, as  looking  Lucy. `Per interviehem.

    `I t been galloping. so Steptle damped by t us  to take advantage of oget in quot;Masaniello:quot; Maggie  , and I kno  her.

    `Come, tepoaste of tune in  to hear.

    `You, please, P, said Lucy, `and to play, s you? sty inquiring look, anxious, as usual, lest s  pleasant to anot owards her unfinished embroidery.

    Pened at tion, for t tremes of fear and grief, t does not find re