 was enigmatical. She gave an
inward gulp of envy, however, excited by the cut of the French
girl's black and white cotton. Then she dropped Elise's hand, and
moved away.

'Louie!' cried David, pursuing her in despair; 'now just wait half
an hour, there's a good girl, while I look at a few things, and
then afterwards I'll take you to the street where all the best
shops are, and you can look at them as much as you like.'

Louie stood irresolute.

'What is it?' said Elise to him in French. 'Your sister wants to go?
Why, you have only just come!'

'She finds it dull looking at pictures,' said David, with an angry
brow, controlling himself with difficulty. 'She must have the shops.'

Elise shrugged her shoulders and, turning her head, said a few
quick words that David did not follow to the two men behind her.
They all laughed. The artists, however, were both much absorbed in
Louie's appearance, and could not apparently take their eyes off
her.

'Ah!' said Elise, suddenly.

She had recognised some one at a distance, to whom she nodded. Then
she turned and looked at the English girl, laughed, and caught her
by the wrist.

'Monsieur David, here are Monsieur and Madame Oervin. Have you
thought of sending your sister to them? If so, I will present you.
Why not? They would amuse her. Madame Cervin would take her to all
the shops, to the races, to the Bois. _Que sais-je_?

All the while she was looking from one to the other. David's face
cleared. He thought he saw a way out of this _impasse_.

'Louie, come here a moment. I want to speak to you.'

And he carried her off a few yards, while the Cervins came up and
greeted the group round the Infanta. A powerfully built, thickset
man, in a grey suit, who had been walking with them, fell back as
they joined Elise Delaunay, and began to examine a Pieter de Hooghe
with minuteness.

Meanwhile David
was enigmatical. She gave an 
 inward gulp of envy, however, excited by the snub of the French 
 girlfriend's black and white cotton. Then she dropped Elise's handwriting, and 
 moved away. 

' Louie!' cry David, pursue her in despair;' now merely wait half 
 an hour, there's a good girlfriend, while I look at a few things, and 
 then subsequently I'll take you to the street where all the best 
 shop class are, and you can look at them as a lot as you like.' 

 Louie stood irresolute. 

' What is it?' said Elise to him in French.' Your baby wants to go? 
 Why, you have only just come!' 

' She find it dull looking at pictures,' said David, with an angry 
 brow, see himself with difficulty.' She must have the shops.' 

 Elise shrugged her shoulders and, turning her head, said a few 
 quick words that David did not follow to the two men behind her. 
 They all laughed. The artists, however, were both much absorbed in 
 Louie's appearance, and could not apparently take their eye off 
 her. 

' Ah!' said Elise, suddenly. 

 She had acknowledge some one at a distance, to whom she nod. Then 
 she turned and looked at the English girl, laugh, and caught her 
 by the wrist. 

' Monsieur David, here are Monsieur and Madame Oervin. Have you 
 intend of sending your sister to them? If therefore, I will present you. 
 Why not? They would amuse her. Madame Cervin would take her to all 
 the shops, to the races, to the Bois. _ Que sais - je _? 

 All the while she was looking from one to the other. David's grimace 
 cleared. He thought he saw a way out of this _ impasse _. 

' Louie, come here a here and now. I want to speak to you.' 

 And he carried her off a few yards, while the Cervins came up and 
 greet the group round the Infanta. A powerfully built, compact 
 man, in a gray suit, who had been walking with them, fell back as 
 they joined Elise Delaunay, and began to probe a Pieter de Hooghe 
 with minuteness. 

 Meanwhile David
 wad enigmatical. She gave ak
inward gulp of gncy, howxver, exdited by the cut of the French
girl's ulacj and white cotton. Then she dropped Vlise's habd, aid
moved away.

'Louix!' cried David, lmrsuiug her in despait; 'now just wdit half
an hous, ghzre's a good girl, while I look at a fqw thinbs, and
then afterrardx I'll naje you to the street where alm the btst
shops are, and ypu can look at them as mucj as you like.'

Louie stold irresolujs.

'Whwr is it?' said Elise to him in Frencg. 'Your sister wants to go?
Why, yoj havz only just cime!'

'Dve finds it dull looking at ipctures,' said Dsvid, with an akgry
bcow, xontrolling himself wmth difficulty. 'She most have tve shops.'

Elise shrugtee her shogldefw avd, uuriinf her jeav, said a fes
quick wordw that David did nou fjolow to the tso men bqhind her.
They all laughed. The artists, hmweber, were both much absoebed in
Louie's appearajce, and cjuld not apparently take their eyes off
her.

'Ah!' said Elisx, rudbckly.

Sfw jad recognised some one at a distance, to whom aht npdded. Then
she burned and looked st tng English girl, laughzs, znd caught her
by tje wrisj.

'Monsiwur David, herr are Monsieur and Madame Owrvin. Have yjy
thought of sendiny your sistex to tnem? Ig so, I will present you.
Chy nof? They woulf amuse hsf. Madame Cervin doukd take her to all
the shops, eo the rares, tp the Buis. _Aue says-je_?

All thf while she was looking vrom lna to the ohher. David's face
cleared. He thoujit he saw a wsy oun of this _impaxse_.

'Louie, come here a moment. I want to soeak to yol.'

And he cerried her osf a few yardv, while the Cxrvins caie up ane
greetea the group roumd the Inycnta. A poqerfully built, thigkset
ozn, in a grey sunu, wyo had been walline wytj vhem, sall back as
tvey goivrd Elkse Delaunan, avd brgan to examine a Piater de Hooghe
with minitcness.

Meanqhile Dadid
was enigmatical. She gave an inward gulp however, by the of the French Then dropped Elise's hand, moved away. 'Louie!' David, pursuing her in despair; 'now wait half an hour, there's a good girl, while I look at a things, and then afterwards I'll take you to the street where all the shops and can at them as much as you like.' Louie stood irresolute. 'What is it?' said Elise to in French. 'Your sister wants to go? Why, have only just come!' finds it dull looking at said with an brow, himself difficulty. 'She must the shops.' Elise shrugged her shoulders and, turning her head, said a few quick words that David not follow two men her. all The artists, however, much absorbed in Louie's appearance, and take their eyes off her. 'Ah!' said Elise, She had some one at a distance, to she nodded. Then she turned and looked at English girl, laughed, and caught her by the wrist. 'Monsieur David, here are Monsieur and Have you thought of your sister to If I present Why not? would amuse her. Madame Cervin would take her to all the to the races, to the Bois. _Que sais-je_? All the was from one to other. David's face cleared. thought saw a way out _impasse_. come I to to you.' And he her off a few yards, the Cervins came up the Infanta. A powerfully built, thickset man, in grey suit, who had been walking with fell back as they joined Elise Delaunay, and began to examine a de Hooghe Meanwhile David
 was enigmatical. She gave an
inWard gulp of Envy, hOweVer, ExCiteD by tHe cut of the FrenCH
girL's black and white cotton. THen shE dROppeD elIse's hAnd, and
mOVeD AWay.

'loUiE!' crIeD daVid, puRsuIng her iN despair; 'noW juSt Wait half
an hoUR, tHere's a good GirL, while I look aT a fEw thinGs, And
THen afTerWards i'll takE You to tHe street wHeRE all thE Best
shoPS ArE, and You can look at them aS MuCH as you like.'

LouiE stood IrREsOLUte.

'whaT is it?' said ELiSe to hIM in FrenCH. 'YOUR SisTEr wants to go?
WhY, you have onlY JusT come!'

'SHe FinDS it dulL lookInG At pIctures,' said daviD, with an anGry
broW, ControlLIng himsElf witH diFfiCultY. 'shE mUst HaVE thE ShOps.'

eLisE shruggeD hEr ShoulDers AND, TUrniNg hEr heAd, saiD a few
quick worDs tHat DAVid Did noT follOw to ThE two mEn behiNd her.
thEy all laughed. The ArtiSts, howeveR, weRe BotH mUch abSOrbed iN
LoUie'S appearAnce, and COulD nOT APpArently take their eyEs OFF
hEr.

'Ah!' said elise, sUDdEnLY.

She had rEcOgnIsed SOMe one At a dIStAnce, to whOm she nODdEd. then
she TuRned anD lOokEd aT the ENGlisH girl, lAughed, anD caugHT her
by the wrist.

'mOnsieur David, hERe ARE MONsieUr aNd Madame OerVin. HAVe yoU
thoUGhT of SEndinG your SiSTeR To them? If so, I will presEnT you.
WhY not? THey would amuse Her. Madame CERVIn would tAke hER tO All
the shops, to tHe racEs, to the BoiS. _que sais-jE_?

All tHe while sHe was lookING from one To tHe oTheR. DaVID's Face
cleared. He THOughT hE saw a waY ouT of this _ImpAssE_.

'LoUie, CoMe here a moMent. I wanT tO sPeAk To yOu.'

And HE carried HeR ofF a Few Yards, WHile thE CervIns cAmE uP And
Greeted THe GROup rOuNd The INfaNtA. A powErfuLLy bUilt, thiCkset
man, iN a gREy suIt, WhO had beeN walking with tHeM, fell back aS
tHey Joined eLIse DelauNay, and began to examine a PiETer de HoOghE
with MinuTeness.

MeaNwhIle DavId
 was enigmatical. She gave  an
inward  gulp  of  en vy , ho weve r, excited byt he c ut of the French
girl' s bla ck andw hi te co tton. T h en s hedr op ped  E l is e's h and , and
m oved away. 

' Lo uie!' criedD av id, pursui ngher in despa ir;  'nowju stw ait h alf 
an h our, t h ere'sa good gi rl ,  while I looka t  a  few  things, and
then af t erwards I'll t ake yo ut ot h e s tre et where a ll  theb est
sho p sa r e , a n d you can loo k at them a s  mu ch asyo u l i ke.'
Louie  s t ood  irresolute .

' What is i t?' sa i d Elise to himin Fre nch . ' Your si st erwa n tst ogo? Why , you ha ve  o nly j ustc o m e !'
'Sh e fi nds i t dull lookin g a t pi c tur es,'saidDavi d,  with  an an gry
b ro w, controllinghims elf withdif fi cul ty . 'Sh e  musthav e t he shop s.'

El i sesh r u g ge d her shoulders an d, t ur ning her  head, sa id a few
qu ic k w ords t hat D avid di d not fo llow t o  t he  two me nbehind  h er. 
Th ey al l  lau ghed.The arti sts,h owever, were b o th much absor b ed i nL ouie 'sappearance,  and coul d no t  a ppa r ently  take  t h ei r  eyes off
her.

'Ah !'  saidElise , suddenly.
She had re c o g nised so me o n ea t a distance,to wh om she nod d ed. Then 
sheturned a nd looked a t the En gli shgir l,l a ug hed, and caug h t  her 
b y the w ris t.

'Mo nsi eur  Da vid ,here areMonsieur  a nd  M ad ame  Oerv i n. Haveyo u
t ho ugh t ofs ending  your  sis te rt o t hem? If so , I wi ll  p rese ntyo u.
Wh y no t ? T hey wou ld amuseher .  Mad am eCervinwould take he rto all
the  s hop s, tot h e races,  to the Bois. _Que sais - je_?

A llthe w hile  she wasloo king f rom one to  the o ther.  D avi d ' s fac e cl ear ed . He thoug h t  he  sawawayout ofthis _impasse_.

' L oui e, come herea m omen t .  I  wa n tt o s pe a k t o you.'

And he c arried her  o f fa few yard s , w hi le theCervins  came up andgreeted t he groupro undt h e I nfanta. Apowerful ly built, thick s et 
man,  in  a gre ysui t, wh o hadb een  walk ing wi th  them,  fell  b ack as
t hey joined Elise Delaun ay, an d beg anto examin e a Pie ter de Ho oghe 
with minu ten ess .

Me anw h ile D avid 
 was_enigmatical. She_gave an
inward gulp of_envy, however,_excited_by the_cut_of the French
girl's_black and white_cotton. Then she dropped_Elise's hand, and
moved_away.

'Louie!'_cried David, pursuing her in despair; 'now just wait half
an hour, there's a good_girl,_while I_look_at_a few things, and
then afterwards_I'll take you to the_street where_all the best
shops are, and you can look_at_them as much_as you like.'

Louie stood irresolute.

'What is it?' said Elise_to him in French. 'Your sister_wants to go?
Why,_you_have_only just come!'

'She finds_it dull looking at pictures,' said_David, with an angry
brow, controlling himself_with difficulty. 'She must have the shops.'

Elise_shrugged her shoulders and, turning her_head, said a few
quick words_that David_did not follow to the_two men behind_her.
They all_laughed. The artists,_however, were both much absorbed in
Louie's_appearance, and could_not apparently take their eyes off
her.

'Ah!'_said_Elise, suddenly.

She had_recognised_some_one at_a distance, to_whom_she nodded._Then
she_turned and looked at the English_girl,_laughed, and caught her
by the wrist.

'Monsieur David,_here are Monsieur and_Madame_Oervin. Have you
thought of_sending your sister to them?_If so, I will present you.
Why_not? They_would amuse_her. Madame Cervin would take her to all
the shops, to the_races, to the Bois. _Que sais-je_?

All_the while she was_looking from_one_to the other._David's_face
cleared. He_thought he saw a way out of_this _impasse_.

'Louie,_come here a moment. I want_to speak to you.'

And_he_carried her off a few yards,_while the Cervins came up and
greeted_the group round the Infanta._A_powerfully_built, thickset
man, in a grey_suit, who had been walking with_them, fell back_as
they joined Elise Delaunay, and began to_examine_a Pieter de Hooghe
with minuteness.

Meanwhile David