"Do you know her ?" She floundered, but she found her feet.

"Well, you'll remember I've often told you that if you've grand clients I have them too." "Yes," said Mrs.Jordan; "but the great difference is that you hate yours, whereas I really love mine.

_Do_ you know Lady Bradeen ?" she pursued.
"Down to the ground! She's always in and out." Mrs.Jordan's foolish eyes confessed, in fixing themselves on this sketch, to a degree of wonder and even of envy.

But she bore up and, with a certain gaiety, "Do you hate _her_ ?" she demanded.
Her visitor's reply was prompt.

"Dear no!--not nearly so much as some of them.