What next ?" "On the night of the ball I should like you to have three or four expert shorthand writers here; I don't know how many will be necessary--you understand more about that than I do; but it is my intention to dictate the report right along as fast as I can talk until it is finished, and I don't wish to be stopped or interrupted, so I want the best stenographers you have; they are to relieve one another just as if they were taking down a parliamentary speech.

The men had better be in readiness at midnight; I shall be here as soon after that as possible.
If you will kindly run over their type-written MS.

before it goes to the compositors, I will glance at the proofs when I have finished dictating." "Then you hope to attend the ball yourself." "Perhaps." "You have just returned from the Tyrol, and I fear you don't quite appreciate the difficulties that are in the way.

This is no ordinary society function, and if you think even a thousand pounds will gain admittance to an uninvited guest, you will find yourself mistaken." "So I understood from your letter." Again the editorial interjection did duty for a laugh.
"You are very sanguine, Miss Baxter.

I wish I felt as confident; however, we will hope for the best, and if we cannot command success, we will at least endeavour to deserve it." Jennie, with the thousand pounds at her disposal, went to Paris, took rooms at the most aristocratic hotel, engaged a maid, and set about the construction of a ball dress that would be a dream of beauty.