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188 HIS GRACE. “Tf nobody does,’ there will still remain the Post- office. Now let us talk about something else. Have you been to see a publisher yet? And if not, why not ?” ; As amatter of fact, I had interviewed a publisher, and a very polite, as well as a very discouraging gentle- man I had found him. But that is neither here nor there. It was of infinitely greater importance to me than all the literary fame or profit in the world that my sister should be restrained from committing some rash action, and I could not feel as sure as I should have liked to feel that she would be restrained by Lady Deverell, to whose care I presently had the honor of confiding her. I was puzzled by the old lady’s amia- bility ; I could not understand her bland acquiescence in the dismissal of her pet parson, nor was I able to ' arrive at any comprehension of her motives for show- ing us so much kindness. A desire on her part to spite Lady Charles hardly seemed to be a sufficient explanation of them. ‘Of course you will want to see as much as you can of your sister,” she said very graciously, ‘“ and we are not far from Berkeley Square, you know. One of the servants will always be available to take her round there, if you would rather she didn’t walk through the streets alone.” _ It seemed unlikely that Nora would wish to pay fre- quent visits to Berkeley Square, but it was certainly incumbent upon her to pay a speedy visit to Lady Charles Gascoigne, and I suggested that she might do so about half-past five on the following afternoon. ‘‘ When,” I was careful to add, for my sister’s benefit, ‘you may count upon finding Lady Charles at home Eomichbooks (EC) m