HE was not altered, but he was surprised to see how altered I was and appeared quite pleased.

"As you are going to be the companion of the young lady who is now in the Chancellor's private room, Miss Summerson," he said, "we thought it well that you should be in attendance also.

You will not be discomposed by the Lord Chancellor, I dare say ?" "No, sir," I said, "I don't think I shall," really not seeing on consideration why I should be.
So Mr.Kenge gave me his arm and we went round the corner, under a colonnade, and in at a side door.

And so we came, along a passage, into a comfortable sort of room where a young lady and a young gentleman were standing near a great, loud-roaring fire.

A screen was interposed between them and it, and they were leaning on the screen, talking.
They both looked up when I came in, and I saw in the young lady, with the fire shining upon her, such a beautiful girl! With such rich golden hair, such soft blue eyes, and such a bright, innocent, trusting face! "Miss Ada," said Mr.Kenge, "this is Miss Summerson." She came to meet me with a smile of welcome and her hand extended, but seemed to change her mind in a moment and kissed me.