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202 | AILIE’S WELCOME. situation. The countess was delighted; she said there would be no need for her to go to town, as she could trust to madame’s knowledge of the world, and if she would see that the young lady was at Roseneath by the middie of May that would do, as they did not intend going to London at all that year. “You have good news for me?” said Alice, when madame entered the room, letter in hand. ‘‘ You have good news; I can see by your face. Iam to go to Rose- neath.” “Yes,” replied madame. ‘‘Lady Waldrove is much pleased over it.” Then she stopped to wonder at the half-divine light that came over Alice Derwent’s beautiful face. CHAPTER XXIX. AILIES WELCOME. ~ JT hope I have not done an imprudent thing,” said Lucia, Lady Waldrove; ‘‘and indeed I see no reason to fearit. She is undoubtedly wonderfully beautiful; but even beauty requires gilding in these days.” ‘*You are generally right, Lucia,” said the earl. ‘‘Women _ seem to me to have a sixth sense, which tells them what it is most fitting to do.” The Earl and Countess Waldrove sat together in the drawing-room at Roseneath, and the subject under con- sideration was the wonderful ‘beauty and gentle grace of the new companion, Miss Derwent. She had reached Roseneath at the close of a lovely May day, when the air ones | ~. €Comicboo =) — (elo)