follows mrs was prompt in sending the of herself and mr to mrs and at the same time s acceptance was despatched although she was at first disposed to send her regrets she was only fond of those pleasures which make the life social she was a good but a more excellent and she pre a rebellious heroine talking to dancing but the of what are known as stair talks at dances oppressed her nor did she look forward with any degree of pleasure to what we might term confidences which in these luxurious days have become so large a in for was of a practical nature she had once chilled the heart of a young poet by calling little realized when he wrote this how he would have suffered had he carried out � his original intention and to the city of the sea and a to her was a thing for mid day and not for midnight she was therefore not particularly anxious to spend an evening � which began at an late hour instead of at a a chapter from with notes s reasonable time thanks to a social custom which has its foundation in nothing short of absolute insanity � in the pursuit of nothing of greater value than dancing stair talks and confidences but mrs soon persuaded her that she ought to go and go she did it was a beautiful night that of the d of july was at her best the morning had been warm but along about three in the afternoon a series of short and sharp storms came and as quickly went the heated city and up the air until it was as clear as crystal and refreshing as a draught of cold spring water at the mansion on avenue all was in readiness for the event the s had arrived with a rebellious heroine their dainty contents and had gone and now the band was sending forth over the cool night air those beautiful and weird waves of melody which entrance the most unwilling ear about the broad and spacious grounds lights hung from tree to tree here and there little rose scented for h talks were set from within streaming through the windows in beauty came the lights of the vast the reception rooms and the beautifully designed dining hall � lately added by young black the to mrs s already perfect house on the floor are some ten or twenty couples gracefully to the strains of and in the midst of these we see a chapter from with notes her way across the room with some difficulty attended by mr and mrs they have just arrived as walks across the hall she every one there is that about her which commands attention at the instant of her entrance count is on the qui he cries as he gracefully against the doorway opening into the my dear friend my idea of truly woman her name that is miss of new york count the person addressed replies she is up here with the i her says the count his eye following as she walks up to mrs and is greeted by that lady go a rebellious heroine is pale and appears anxious even to the author the ways of the women in his works are inscrutable so upon this occasion she is pale but i cannot say why can it be that she has an knowledge that to night may decide her whole future life who can tell woman s are great and there be those who say they are true one by one with the exception of count the young men among mrs s guests are presented � prefers to await a more favorable opportunity � and to all appears to be the beautiful woman she is hers is an instant success a new beauty has dawned upon the horizon let us describe her as she stands note � there is a blank space left a chapter from with notes here at first i thought it was because wished to reflect a little before drawing a picture of so superb a woman as he seemed to think her and go on to the conclusion of the chapter the main incidents being hot in his mind and the purely descriptive matters more easily left to calmer moments he me however that such was not the case when i came to describe her as she stood he said she had disappeared and i had to search all over the house before i finally found her in the so i changed the chapter to read thus after a half hour of dancing and holding court � for s triumph was truly that of a queen it was so complete � miss turned to mr and took his arm a rebellious heroine let us go into the she said in a whisper i have heard so much about mrs s i should like to see them seeing that she was tired and slightly bored by the incessant chatter of those about her escorted her out through the broad door into the as she passed from the the dark eyes of count flashed upon her but she them not moving on into the bower in apparently serene of that person s presence here got her a chair will you have an ice he asked as she seated herself beneath one of the lofty palms yes she answered simply i can wait here alone if you will get it il the dark eyes of count flashed a chapter from with notes passed out and soon returned with the ice but as he came through the doorway stopped him and whispered something in his ear certainly count right away answered come along needed no second bidding but followed closely and soon stood expectant before miss said may i have the pleasure of presenting count the count s head nearly with his toes in the bow that 