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A PAIR OF BLUE EYES.

112

'

Quite,'

she faltered

buy the

certain

'

if

I

could for

ear-rings afterwards.'

Knight, somewhat blamably, keenly en-

joyed sparring with the palpitating flexuous

whose excitable nature made any

creature,

such thing a species of cruelty.

He said, '

'

looked at her rather oddly,

Fie

and

!'

Forgive me,' she

said,

laughing a

little,

a little frightened, and blushing very deeply. '

at

Ah, Miss

am

said, I

the same '

as

don't

I

bad

why didn't you say woman would have

as she,

and

shall choose

?'

and with a ^

any firm

as

first,

Elfie,

know,' said Elfride wofully,

distressful smile.

thought you were exceptionally mu-

I

sical?' ^

So

severe

I

am,

—quite

I think.

But the

test is so

painful.'

I don't understand.'

'

Music doesn't do any real good, or

rather