If I had such a pair of eyes, I would slay like David my tens of thousands every day." "The difficulty would be in finding victims," I answered.

"The inhabitants of the town where I reside do not number more than two or three thousand." "Oh! I would make it populous.

I would draw worshippers from the four points of the earth,--and yet it would be a greater triumph to subdue one proud, hitherto impregnable heart." Her eyes flashed like gunpowder as she uttered this, _sotto voce_ it is true, but still loud enough to be heard half across the room.
"Goodby," she suddenly exclaimed, "they are beckoning me; I must go; try to like me, precious creature; I shall be quite miserable if you do not." Then passing her arm round me, an arm firm, polished, and white as ivory, she gave me a loud, emphatic kiss, laughed, and left me almost as much confused as if one of the other sex had taken the same liberty.
"Is she," thought I, "a young man in disguise ?".