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"Have I been here a long time?" he asked, as if he had not heeded what

she told hiene--how long has she been away?"

"Since they knew you would get well"

"I will see the enough?"

"I shall never be stronger till I have seen thelance at her "Yes; I want them to come to-day I shall not be excited;

don't be troubled--if you were going to be," he added "Please send to

them at once"

Mrs Bowen hesitated, but after a moment left the room She returned in

half an hour with a lady who revealed even to Colville's languid regard

evidences of the character which Mrs Bowen had attributed to Ie, robust person, laced to sufficient shapeliness,

and she ell and simply dressed She entered the room with a waft of

some clean, wholesome perfume, and a quiet temperament and perfect

health looked out of her clear, honest eyes--the eyes of Iirl's were dark and the woman's were blue When Mrs Bowen

had na, Mrs Grahaht, and then lifted

herself a chair to his bedside, and sat down