loo HARK FORRARDI 



I should never have met the most glorious 

 creature in the world.' 



' Now J my dear Alfred, don't mention that 

 subject. Once for all. please, remember that we 

 agreed to taboo it.' 



' I know we did, and I won't mention it 

 again if I can possibly help it ; but when a 

 woman is always in your thoughts, it is very 

 hard to prevent speaking of her.' 



' I manage to, at all events,' said Reginald. 



' I grart that you do, but then you never 

 proposed to her ; you did not see half so much 

 of her the latter part of the passage as I 

 did.' 



' For Heaven's sake let us talk of something 

 else,' said Reginald, now fairly out of temper. 

 By this time luckily they had almost reached the 

 house, and in another second Reginald was re- 

 ceiving the caresses of Lion and Brenda, his 

 two mastiffs, who, nearly mad with joy at their 

 master's return, were leaping up, and barking 

 and whining with delight. 



^ Gently there, old man ; steady, old girl,' for- 



