Tell her nothing." "Very well then." To which in the next breath Miss Gostrey added: "Poor dear thing!" Her friend wondered; then with raised eyebrows: "Me ?" "Oh no.

Marie de Vionnet." He accepted the correction, but he wondered still.

"Are you so sorry for her as that ?" It made her think a moment--made her even speak with a smile.

But she didn't really retract.

"I'm sorry for us all!" IV He was to delay no longer to re-establish communication with Chad, and we have just seen that he had spoken to Miss Gostrey of this intention on hearing from her of the young man's absence.