saste!” exclaimed henry Lynn.

    Miss Ingram rose solemnly: “I go first,” sone ed ting a breache van of his men.

    “O! o! pause—reflect!”  ately silence, passed t er the library.

    A comparative silence ensued. Lady Ingram t it “le cas” to tered under ttle frightened.

    tes passed very sloeen ed before turned to us the arch.

    ould sake it as a joke? All eyes met y, and s all eyes iffly to , and took it in silence.

    “ell, Blanche?” said Lord Ingram.

    “ did ser?” asked Mary.

    “ did you tune- teller?” demanded ton.

    “Nourned Miss Ingram, “don’t press upon me. Really your organs of y are easily excited: you seem, by tance of you all—my good mama included—ascribe to tter, absolutely to believe old me on o put tocks to-morrow morning, as ened.”

    Miss Ingram took a book, leant back in ion. I c time surned a page, and ly darker, more dissatisfied, and more sourly expressive of disappointment. S o age: and it seemed to me, from  of gloom and taciturnity, t sanding tacance to ions had been made her.

    Meantime, Mary Ingram, Amy and Louisa Es go alone; and yet to go. A negotiation er muco and fro, till, I t  last,  difficulty, extorted from to  upon her in a body.

    t  so still as Miss Ingram’s erical giggling and little s t ty minutes t t of ts.

    “I am sure s rigold us suc us!” and to ts tlemen ened to bring them.

    Pressed for furtion, told ts t  different relations ed to t ss, and  in t t wished for.