pale in the face. Then we picked up 

 our basket, upon the contents of which 

 our labours had apparently made no im- 

 pression, and, hastily pushing a plate 

 over the rich red stain it had left on 

 the table cloth, departed with our fruit 

 and a grieved feeling in the region of 

 our hearts. It may not be amiss to 

 remark that I have never eaten a 

 blackberry since. To get to our car 

 it was necessary to pass through an- 

 other sleeper, where I noticed a made 

 up berth in which was reclining a 

 young woman, and hovering over her 

 solicitously a man, evidently the hus- 

 band. 



Hope and joy awoke within me 

 perhaps she would like some black- 

 berries ! No, she would not venture to 

 eat fruit, and with many thanks, oh, 

 many, many thanks, she declined it. 



