gracious voice--

'It's the fourth floor to the right. I must take you up, I suppose.'

David thanked her, and she preceded them with the light through a
door opposite and up some stone stairs.

When they had mounted two flights, she turned abruptly on the
landing--

'You take the _appartement_ from M. Dubois?'

'Yes,' said David, enchanted to find that, thanks to old Barbier's
constant lessons, he could both understand and reply with tolerable
ease; 'for a fortnight.'

'Take care; the landlord will be descending on you; M. Dubois never
pays; he may be turned out any day, and his things sold. Where is
Mademoiselle going to sleep?'

'But in M. Dubois' _appartement_,' said David, hoping this
time, in his dismay, that he did _not_ understand; 'he promised
to arrange everything.'

'He has arranged nothing. Do you wish that I should provide some
things? You can hire some furniture from me. And do you want
service?'

The woman had a grasping eye. David's frugal instincts took alarm.

'_Merci_, Madame! My sister and I do not require much. We
shall wait upon ourselves. If Madame will tell us the name of some
restaurant near--'

Instead, Madame made an angry sound and thrust the key abruptly
into Louie's hand, David being laden with the bags.

'There are two more flights,' she said roughly; 'then turn to the
left, and go up the staircase straight in front of you--first door
to the right. You've got eyes; you'll find the way.'

'_Mais, Madame_--' cried David, bewildered by these
directions, and trying to detain her.

But she was already half-way down the flight below them,
throwing back remarks which, to judge from their tone, were
not complimentary.

There was no help for it. Louie was dropping with fatigue, and
beginning to be much out of temper. David with difficulty assumed a
hopeful air, and up they went again. Leading off the next landing
but one they found a narrow passage, and at the
gracious voice-- 

' It's the fourth floor to the right. I must take you up, I suppose.' 

 David thank her, and she precede them with the light through a 
 door face-to-face and up some stone step. 

 When they had mounted two flights, she flex abruptly on the 
 landing-- 

' You take the _ appartement _ from M. Dubois?' 

' Yes,' said David, enchant to find that, thanks to old Barbier's 
 ceaseless lessons, he could both understand and answer with tolerable 
 ease;' for a fortnight.' 

' Take care; the landlord will be descending on you; M. Dubois never 
 pays; he may be turned out any sidereal day, and his things sold. Where is 
 Mademoiselle going to sleep?' 

' But in M. Dubois' _ appartement _,' allege David, hoping this 
 time, in his discouragement, that he did _ not _ understand;' he promise 
 to arrange everything.' 

' He has arranged nothing. Do you wish that I should provide some 
 things? You can hire some furniture from me. And do you desire 
 service?' 

 The woman had a grasping eye. David's frugal instinct drive alarm. 

' _ Merci _, Madame! My sister and I do not require much. We 
 shall wait upon ourselves. If Madame will tell us the name of some 
 restaurant near--' 

 Instead, Madame made an angry sound and lunge the key abruptly 
 into Louie's hand, David being laden with the udder. 

' There be two more flights,' she said roughly;' then call on to the 
 left, and go up the staircase straight in presence of you -- first door 
 to the right. You've got eyes; you'll find the means.' 

' _ Mais, Madame_--' cried David, bewildered by these 
 directions, and trying to delay her. 

 But she was already half - way down the escape below them, 
 throwing back remarks which, to judge from their tone, were 
 not complimentary. 

 There was no aid for it. Louie was dropping with fatigue, and 
 beginning to be a lot out of temper. David with trouble assumed a 
 hopeful air, and up they went again. Leading off the adjacent landing 
 but one they found a narrow enactment, and at the
grafious voice--

'It's the fourtm floor to the rntht. I kust tzke you jp, I suppose.'

David thanked hec, ane she preceded them with thd light tjrough a
eoor ipposite ais up some stohc stanrw.

When they had mounted tfo flights, she tjrued abruptly on the
landing--

'You take tre _appattfment_ from M. Dobois?'

'Jef,' sajd David, enchanted to find that, thznks to old Barbier's
vonstant lessons, he could hoth understand and reoly with tooerafoe
ease; 'for a fortnight.'

'Uane care; thg landlord will be descending on you; K. Dubois ngrwr
pwis; he may be turnvd out any dan, and hhs thinbs sold. Where ls
Madxmoiwelle going to sleep?'

'Bnt in M. Dubois' _apparjement_,' saig Bavid, hoping this
time, ib his diskay, gyat he dmd _hot_ unferatand; 'he pdomised
to aerange everything.'

'He hww arranged nofhing. Qo you wish that I should provide some
thitgs? You can hire some furnuture from me. And do iou want
sewvice?'

The woman had a grasping eye. David's frugal itstinrtr tioh qlwrm.

'_Merci_, Madame! My sister and I do not requirq micm. We
shall wait uion ourselves. If Msdwmr will tell us the ncje of some
restaurant near--'

Inftead, Madame mwde sn angry sound and thrust tye key abrupnly
ibto Louie's hand, Darid being laben wijh the bags.

'There are two more flifhts,' she sald roughlg; 'then turn to thd
lent, dnd go uk the staircase stwaight in frout of yoj--firxt doow
to the rihht. You've got eyes; you'll find tve way.'

'_Mais, Madame_--' cried David, bewildered ub these
directoots, dnd tryiug to cetain her.

But she was alreaby half-wcy dowv the fliggt belox them,
throwigg back remarnd which, to jndge from theur tine, werd
vot complimentsry.

There ccs no help for it. Louie was drulping with fatiybe, and
beginning tp bd mtcj pue of temper. Ddvid wign difwiculty assmmea a
hppeful air, and up thay wsnt again. Leading pfn the nexj landing
fut one they gound a narrow pasdage, end at the
gracious voice-- 'It's the fourth floor to I take you I suppose.' David them the light through door opposite and some stone stairs. When they had two flights, she turned abruptly on the landing-- 'You take the _appartement_ from Dubois?' 'Yes,' said David, enchanted to find that, thanks to old Barbier's constant he both and with tolerable ease; 'for a fortnight.' 'Take care; the landlord will be descending on you; M. never pays; he may be turned out any and his things sold. is Mademoiselle going to sleep?' in Dubois' _appartement_,' David, this in his dismay, he did _not_ understand; 'he promised to arrange everything.' 'He has arranged nothing. Do you wish that should provide You can some from And do you The woman had a grasping eye. took alarm. '_Merci_, Madame! My sister and I not require We shall wait upon ourselves. If will tell us the name of some restaurant Instead, Madame made an angry sound and thrust the key abruptly into Louie's hand, David with the bags. 'There two more flights,' said 'then to left, and up the staircase straight in front of you--first door to the You've got eyes; you'll find the way.' '_Mais, Madame_--' cried by directions, and trying detain her. But she already down the flight below back which, their were complimentary. There was no for it. Louie was dropping fatigue, and beginning to David with difficulty assumed a hopeful air, and they went again. Leading off the next but one they found a narrow passage, and at the
gracious voice--

'It's the fourth Floor to the Right. i muSt tAkE you Up, I sUppose.'

David thaNKed hEr, and she preceded them wiTh the LiGHt thROuGh a
doOr opposITe AND up SoMe StoNe STaIrs.

WhEn tHey had mOunted two fLigHtS, she turned abRUpTly on the
laNdiNg--

'You take the _AppArtemeNt_ FroM m. DuboIs?'

'YEs,' saiD David, ENchantEd to find tHaT, Thanks TO old BarBIEr'S
conStant lessons, he couLD bOTh understand anD reply WiTH tOLEraBle
Ease; 'for a foRtNight.'

'tAke care; THe LANDloRD will be descenDing on you; M. DUBoiS never
PaYs; hE May be tUrned OuT Any Day, and his thIngs Sold. Where Is
MadeMOiselle GOing to sLeep?'

'BuT in m. DuBois' _APpArTemEnT_,' SaiD daVid, HOpiNg this
tiMe, In His diSmay, THAT He diD _noT_ undErstaNd; 'he promised
tO arRangE EveRythiNg.'

'He hAs arRaNged nOthing. do you WiSh that I should prOvidE some
thinGs? YOu Can HiRe somE FurnitUre FroM me. And dO you wanT
SerViCE?'

tHe Woman had a grasping eYe. dAViD's frugal InstinCTs ToOK alarm.

'_MeRcI_, MaDame! mY SisteR and i Do Not requiRe much. wE
sHaLl wait uPoN ourseLvEs. IF MaDame wILl teLl us thE name of sOme
reSTaurant near--'

InsTEad, Madame made AN aNGRy SOund And Thrust the keY abrUPtly
Into lOuIe's HAnd, DaVid beInG LaDEn with the bags.

'There aRe Two morE fligHts,' she said rouGhly; 'then tuRN TO the
left, And gO Up THe staircase strAight In front of yOU--first doOr
to tHe right. YOu've got eyES; You'll finD thE waY.'

'_MaIs, MADAmE_--' cried David, beWILderEd By these
DirEctions, And TryIng To dEtAin her.

But She was alReAdY hAlF-waY down THe flight BeLow ThEm,
tHrowiNG back rEmarkS whiCh, To JUdgE from thEIr TONe, weRe
NoT comPliMeNtary.

therE Was No help fOr it. Louie Was DRoppInG wIth fatiGue, and
beginniNg To be much ouT oF teMper. DaVID with difFiculty assumed a
hopeful aIR, and up tHey Went aGain. leading ofF thE next lAndINg
but oNe they Found A nArrOW PassaGE, AnD at ThE
gracious voice--

'It's th e fourth f loortothe  r ight . Imust take youu p, I  suppose.'

David than ked h er ,  and sh e pre ceded t h em w ith  t he  li gh t  t hroug h a 
door o pposite an d u psome stone s t ai rs.

Whenthe y had mounte d t wo fli gh ts, she t urn ed ab ruptly on the 
landing- -'You t a ke the_ a pp arte ment_ from M. Dub o is ? '

'Yes,' said  David ,e nc h a nte d t o find tha t,  than k s to ol d  B a r b ier ' s
constant le ssons, he c o uld  bothun der s tand a nd re pl y  wi th tolerabl e
ea se; 'fora fort n ight.''Take c are; t helan dlor d  w il l b ed esc e nd ing onyou; M.Du bo is ne verp a y s ; he  ma y be  turn ed out any da y,andh isthing s sol d. W he re is 
Madem oisel le  going to sleep ?'
'But in M . D ub ois '_appa r tement _,'  sa id Davi d, hopi n g t hi s t im e, in his dismay,th a t  h e did _n ot_ un d er st a nd; 'hepr omi sedt o  arra ngee ve rything. '

'He ha sarrange dnothin g.  Do  yo u wis h  tha t I sh ould pro vides ome
things? Yo u  can hire som e  f u r ni t urefro m me. And d o yo u  wan t
se r vi ce? ' 

The  woma nh ad a grasping eye. Dav id 's fru gal i nstincts took  alarm.

' _ M e rci_, Ma dame !  M y  sister and Ido no t requirem uch. Weshall  wait up on oursel v e s. If Ma dam e w ill  te l l  u s the name of s omere stauran t n ear--'
In ste ad,  Ma da me made a n angryso un dan d t hrust the keyab rup tl y
i nto L o uie'shand,  Dav id  b e ing  ladenw it h theba gs .

' The re  aretwom ore  flight s,' she s aid roug hl y;  'thenturn to the
l ef t, and goup  th e stai r c ase stra ight in front of you--f i rst doo r
t o the  rig ht. You'v e g ot eye s;y ou'llfind t he wa y. '
' _ Mais, M ad ame _- -' cried D a v id,  bewi ld ered  by the se
directions, and try ing to detain  he r.
B u tshe wa s  al re a dyh a lf-way down the  flight be lo w  t hem,
throw i ngba ck rema rks whi ch, t o  judgefrom thei r tone, w er e
no t com plimentary .

There  was no h e lp fo r  i t. Lo uie  was d ro ppi ng wi th fat i gue , and 
begin ni ng tobe mu ch  out oftemper. David with diff iculty  assu med  a
hopefu l a i r,and up th ey w ent again.  Le adi ng of f t h e nex t la n di ngb ut on e th e y found a na rro w pa ssage, anda t the 
gracious voice--

'It's_the fourth_floor to the right._I must_take_you up,_I_suppose.'

David thanked her,_and she preceded_them with the light_through a
door opposite_and_up some stone stairs.

When they had mounted two flights, she turned abruptly on the
landing--

'You_take_the _appartement__from_M._Dubois?'

'Yes,' said David, enchanted to_find that, thanks to old_Barbier's
constant lessons,_he could both understand and reply with tolerable
ease;_'for_a fortnight.'

'Take care;_the landlord will be descending on you; M. Dubois_never
pays; he may be turned out_any day, and_his_things_sold. Where is
Mademoiselle going_to sleep?'

'But in M. Dubois' _appartement_,'_said David, hoping this
time, in his_dismay, that he did _not_ understand; 'he_promised
to arrange everything.'

'He has arranged nothing._Do you wish that I_should provide_some
things? You can hire some_furniture from me._And do_you want
service?'

The woman_had a grasping eye. David's frugal_instincts took alarm.

'_Merci_,_Madame! My sister and I do_not_require much. We
shall_wait_upon_ourselves. If_Madame will tell_us_the name_of_some
restaurant near--'

Instead, Madame made an angry_sound_and thrust the key abruptly
into Louie's hand,_David being laden with_the_bags.

'There are two more_flights,' she said roughly; 'then_turn to the
left, and go up_the staircase_straight in_front of you--first door
to the right. You've got eyes; you'll find_the way.'

'_Mais, Madame_--' cried David, bewildered_by these
directions, and trying_to detain_her.

But_she was already_half-way_down the_flight below them,
throwing back remarks which, to_judge from_their tone, were
not complimentary.

There was no_help for it. Louie_was_dropping with fatigue, and
beginning to be_much out of temper. David with_difficulty assumed a
hopeful air, and_up_they_went again. Leading off the_next landing
but one they found a_narrow passage, and_at the