He told me afterward that Marian had shewn an unusual degree of cleverness in studying electricity, and that she greatly interested him at the time." "No doubt.

Marian interests everybody; and even great discoverers, when they are young, are only human." "Ah! Perhaps so.

But she must have shewn some ability or she would never have elicited a remark from him.

He is full of his business." "And what is the latest news of the family scamp ?" "Do you mean my Reginald ?" "Dear me, no! What a shame to call poor Reggy a scamp! I mean young Marmaduke, of course.

Is it true that he has a daughter now ?" "Oh yes.