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A PAIR OF BLUE EYES.

10

But

serve '

of

praise

!'

it

them a

little,

they do de-

said generous Elfride.

Well, I do.

how

See

waves to and

the Duchess

fro in her seat, utilising

the sway of her barouche

by looking

ward only when her head

swung forward,

is

for-

with a passive pride which forbids a sistance to the force of circumstance. at the pretty pout on the

re-

Look

mouths of that

family there, retaining no traces of being

arranged beforehand, so well

Look

demure

at the

holding the parasols sticking

knowing

up

is

it

done.

close of the little fists

the tiny alert thumb,

erect against the ivory

stem as

as can be, the satin of the parasol

invariably matching the complexion of the face beneath

dent,

it,

yet seemingly

by an

which makes the thing so

acci-

attractive.

There's the red book lying on the opposite seat,

bespeaking the vast numbers of then'

acquaintance.

And

I

particularly admire

the aspect of that abundantly-daughtered

woman on

the other side

I

mean her look