"What a selfish girl I am! this is terribly dull for him." The introduction being made, and Rosa being engaged for the next three dances, Mr.Falcon sat by Mr.Lusignan and entertained him.

For this little piece of apparent self-denial he was paid in various coin: Lusignan found out he was the son of an old acquaintance, and so the door of Kent Villa opened to him; meantime, Rosa Lusignan never passed him, even in the arms of a cavalry officer, without bestowing a glance of approval and gratitude on him.

"What a good-hearted young man!" thought she.

"How kind of him to amuse papa; and now I can stay so much longer." Falcon followed up the dance by a call, and was infinitely agreeable: followed up the call by another, and admired Rosa with so little disguise that Mr.Lusignan said to her, "I think you have made a conquest.

His father had considerable estates in Essex.