Primrose became silent, and walked over to one of the windows, and Poppy, suddenly dropping her demure air, said in a voice of ecstasy-- "He's a lovely young man, and I'm engaged here permanent, and it's no more Sarah Ann, nor Sarah Jane, but Poppy I'm to be from this time and for ever.

Oh, Miss Primrose, don't it make you real happy even to take off your bonnet in a room like this ?" "I do feel happy," said Primrose, in that slow voice of hers.

"I feel happy, and I can't tell why.

I am just going to give up my independence, and I ought to be miserable, but at the present moment I have a peculiar sense of rejoicing." "And so have I," said Jasmine, "I could skip all day long; and as to Eyebright, she looks fit to dance this very moment." "I'm happy because I'm with the Prince," said Daisy; "that's always quite enough for me." Then the three sisters linked their arms round one another, and went downstairs.
In Noel's very lovely drawing-room many friends were assembled.

Mr.
and Mrs.Ellsworthy, of course, were present; also Mr.Danesfield, Miss Martineau, and Miss Egerton.