about climbing the rustic steps holding on by the to his particular dining shop i wonder where is said lady and at that moment she came slowly and languidly down the rustic stairs the looked at her then away they did not admire the � she was all very well for a but there was not enough of her and her expression at once and sullen obscured her beauty though if had walked through that crowd no more than a passing glance would have been given her only the s few women there would have decided that what the understood about we don t even know the of what have you been doing all the morning inquired lady � writing letters spoke wearily she hated the place as cordially as her aunt did it was only the thought of s approaching arrival that enabled her to get on at lady raised her eyebrows as she looked at the title of the book held in her hand occasionally when glancing at the gross productions of certain women was moved to wonder where they had met the men they described and whom they found irresistible � men with manners that would have them a from a male relation of any decent women only unfortunately the of these books were as assuredly not as the men made no pretensions to being in clutch swayed like com in a gale and so jolly sentimental too that they keep the flowers dead in the that their lovers or husbands have sent she added faced as they were by the melancholy of affection each person was surrounded by a of dishes all square all quite small a portion in each � black bread butter fruit and in heaped up at intervals down the tables composed entirely of innocent of salt dressing or anything to give it save the of poured over it the women did not eat they it with both hands and talking all the while the men with them no disgust as they probably felt none but to lady san did not even try to eat it this was a daily stumbling block that became no easier as time went on it happened to be an indulgence day and some extra ib followed the of meat before lady s plate was set a smaller portion than that for the man who had not yet arrived next her � she looked longed half stretched out a hand to exchange it for her own when the man in the place beyond caught her she drew her hand back then boldly outstretched it again made the exchange and a roar of laughter ran round the table when presently the lawful owner appeared and sat down to his portion opposite them sat a woman with a round pretty face a dan nose a straw hat and big diamonds in her ears it was after first seeing her that lady announced how in addition to the two kinds of ladies she knew she had discovered a third � the kind that wore diamonds as big as nuts on its ears and fingers by day really the woman was quite nice and why on earth that scarlet of blood could not have settled than in the tip of a really charming member was one of those things that a providence who has fits of spite she talked m french across the table to lady white san sat silent and rather dull with the uncomfortable peculiar to those planted in the midst of those who speak strange tongues even when she went to buy soap she could only get it by rubbing her hands briskly together for and provision was made at but for the english � they were not wanted there poor san was thoroughly for something english � she missed her garden no one here the only attempt at a very half hearted one was outside the men s bath house an building than the one devoted to women it was the same in all the surrounding country might drive miles without seeing a single flower and a s simple garden w a thing unknown there seemed a total to the beauty of nature in in clutch and in tones of horror ejaculated i have got a garden party in my mouth san rather admired a blue eyed very fat with hair who made one of a family group at a little distance all held in by the business of eating with at the past discontent with the present hope for the future � after all was not their point of view very much that of the average christian s religion the woman opposite ate her of mutton but turned dan up at the and the fruit the russian on san s right ate only what she fancied and to lady frankly owned to her hunger pangs at one of the many outside � in fact you had only to pass the gates to find yourself in the midst of temptation with every opportunity of indulging your tastes the economy in labour at was amazing at odd moments you would see the clean at lightning speed down a table the girls with magnificent who and you at ten handed hateful and so on at one did your bedroom and at odd moments no one was idle for a moment the non came out much later than the others when san and lady presently escaped to the bad they met no one on the way but some sweeps in tall hats with in their hands chapter ii and her maidens the bad was a picturesque and lovely spot something like a little wood that fell away on three sides in winding walks and ways and terminated in a by a seat that san called the tower where one overlooked the city in its summer heat far below thank god we have it to ourselves said lady when she had exchanged 