only a short distance above the house, so she 

 probably will not fish before ten." 



" By Jove, these eggs are good ! When did you 

 become an expert with the chafing-dish f " asks 

 Napoleon. 



" Oh, I always use it up here. I find the eggs 

 much better when you cook them yourself." 



" The finnan-haddie with the cream is delicious." 



"It is good, is it notf Dalzell sends me the 

 haddie every week, and Agues furnishes the won- 

 derful cream from her celebrated stock. I will 

 show you the Jerseys when we are out walking 

 some day. She has also a lot of young lambs and 

 chickens, and so arranges that they are always 

 young especially the chickens, which are never 

 over six weeks old. Whether it is a mathematical 

 problem she figures out during the winter I can- 

 not say, but I know they are always on hand and 

 most tender eating. You must not fail to visit 

 Betsy's delightful little vegetable- and flower-gar- 

 den before you leave. Praise it well, for every 

 day while you are here your room will be deco- 

 rated with some delicate attention from the cher- 

 ished garden sometimes an enormous bunch of 

 bleeding-hearts, to remind you of a slight regret." 



"I have nothing to regret," laughs my friend, 

 rising from the table. " Read the new book which 

 tells us to make life happy as we live not to call 

 up the past. It is gone, so let it rest." 



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