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Thelht? What is it that we do? I forget! Oh! now I know--it is to go to Lady Winsleigh What will it be like, Philip?"

"Well, there'll be heaps of people all craain,--you'll see all those women who have called on you, and you'll be introduced to theestible supper--and--and--that's all!"

She laughed and shook her head reproachfully "I cannot believe you,beside hily into his "You are nearly as bad as that very bad Mr Lori! I ah will not have crowds up and down her stairs,--that would be bad taste And if she has ive her friends a supper toevery delicate tint in his wife's dazzling coot from Worth," he said abruptly "I like it--it suits you"

"Of course I ear it if you wish," she answered, laughing still "But why? What does itvery splendid in dress to-night?"

Philip drew a deep breath "I want you to eclipse every worew rather pensive "I do not think that would be pleasant," she said gravely "Besides, it is i to wish me to make every one else dissatisfied with themselves That is not like you, my Philip!"

He touched with tender fingers the great glistening coil of hair that isted up at the top of her graceful head

"Ah, darling! You don't knohat a world it is, and what very queer people there are in it! Never ood bird's-eye view of society tonight, and you shall tell me afterwards how you like it I shall be curious to knohat you think of Lady Winsleigh"

"She is beautiful, is she not?"

"Well, she is considered so by most of her acquaintances, and by herself," he returned with a smile

"I do like to see very pretty faces," said Thelma warmly; "it is as if one looked at pictures Since I have been in London I have seen so many of them--it is quite pleasant Yet none of these lovely ladies see in health"