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AT THE BALL. 83 she will require great care and attention. The ner- vous system is out of order, certainly, but——” “Sir, allow me to ask how youcame to see my daughter?” vociferated the councilor. “But this will yield to proper treatment,” con- tinued Max, quite undisturbed. “For the present I have prescribed aremedy from which I hope the best results, and ina few days I will call in-and see the young lady again.” “But I never asked for your attendance,” pro- tested the councilor, whose head was ina whirl. He could make nothing of the other’s astounding communication. “EKxcuse me,I was calledin. Ask Frau Chris- tine. As I said before, I hope great things froin the medicine, and I will look in again the day after to-morrow. No thanks, pray, councilor; it afiords me the greatest pleasure. My compliments to your daughter. Good-morning.” Councilor Moser stood for some seconds rigid and motionless as a statue; then he charged at full speed up the hill to his own dwelling, there to seek a solution of the mystery, while the young doctor laughingly went on his way toward the town. CHAPTER VI. AT THE BALL. The whole first story of the Government-house was brilliantly lighted up. A great reception was annually held there on the occasion of the sovereign’s birthday, when all the nobilities of the town and country around were wont to flock to the castle. This year the usual levee was to be followed by a ball, an innovation mainly due to the presence of Baroness Harder and her daughter, and one which met withthe decided approbation of all the feminine world of R——. It was too early as yet for the arrival of the ouests, but the state-apartments were resplendent with light, and the servants, having put the finish- GEomichboo “KS (E(0)