We Seated Ourselves There Quite Casually, As Is Our Custom, Somewhat Hidden By The Lace Draperies And Potted Hydrangeas, And Whatever We Saw Was To Be Seen By Any Passer-By, Save That We Held The Key To The Whole Story, And Had Made It Our Own By Right Of Conquest.

Just at this moment - it was quarter-past nine, although it was still bright daylight - came a little procession of servants who disappeared within the doors, and, as they donned caps and aprons, would now and then reappear at the windows.

Presently the supper arrived. We did not know the number of invited guests (there are some things not even revealed to the Wise Woman), but although we were a trifle nervous about the amount of eatables, we were quite certain that there would be no dearth of liquid refreshment.

Contemporaneously with the supper came a four-wheeler with a man and a woman in it.

Sal. "I wonder if that is Lord and Lady Brighthelmston?"

Mrs. B. "Nonsense, my dear; look at the woman's dress."

W.B. "It is probably the butler, and I have a premonition that that is good old Nurse with him. She has been with family ever since the birth of the first daughter twenty-four years ago. Look at her cap ribbons; note the fit of the stiff black silk over her comfortable shoulders; you can almost hear her creak in it!"

B.G. "My eye! but she's one to keep the goody-pot open for the youngsters!

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