I _wish_ she wouldn't be so awfully sad." "Oh yes; it will certainly be the best thing for dear Ethel, and for you and me and all of us.

Then we must be in Rome in holy-week.

I wouldn't miss that for any thing." "And then, too, you know, Kitty darling, there's another thing," said Minnie, very confidentially, "and it's very important.

In Rome, you know, all the gentlemen are clergymen--only, you know, the clergymen of the Roman Church can't marry; and so, you know, of course, they can never propose, no matter if they were to save one's life over and over again.

And oh! what a relief that would be to find one's self among those dear, darling, delightful priests, and no chance of having one's life saved and having an instant proposal following! It would be _so_ charming." Mrs.Willoughby smiled.
"Well, Minnie dearest," said she, "I really think that we had better decide to go to Rome, and I don't see any difficulty in the way." "The only difficulty that I can see," said Minnie, "is that I shouldn't like to hurt their feelings, you know." "Their feelings!" repeated her sister, in a doleful voice.
"Yes; but then, you see, some one's feelings _must_ be hurt eventually, so that lessens one's responsibility, you know; doesn't it, Kitty darling ?" While saying this Minnie had risen and gone to the window, with the intention of taking her seat by it.