The daily Cairo bulletin., 1881-06-22

A rapid burst of laughter escaped
from her lips.
"You see," I said to her, "evcry
woman is internally conscious of her
grace"
"I am thirstyr' said Vaninka. "Stop
little, and help me to dismount."
made o sign to the groom, threw
the reins to him, and jumping from my
horse, hastened to her side. She slid
into my arms with joyous abandon
ment. She was always the same mix
ture of feminine charm and girlish care
lessness.
'Let us 60 and drink" she said, lift
ing up her long robe. "Ur there is
little NEUROLOGICAL spring on which you
shall give me your opinion"
And as she followed the woodland
path, beating the plants with her rid
ing-whip, she sang the air of Ierine:
La ca ddren, Ia N,ano."
Then breaking of, and turning round
suddenly, she said;
"Have you ever been in lover"
"Why not?'
Yes; you are in love with Jacque-
line. She is beautiful, Jacqueline! and
romantic, too, ehp"
MADAME. d'Alerions is the most
beautiful person in the world, except"
Except whomP"
yourself"
She threw her gloves up in the air
and caught them like ball.
"That for your flattery!" she said
The movement was SO vivacious and
so droll that could not help laughing.
81 will wager that she gave you her
rose! You have 1t there, next your
heart. Do not reply, i am sure of i'll"
Then, as If the question interested her
as little as my reply, she began to sing.
Then she went on: "Ab, men are stu
pid! All! If were man, and in love,
/ should know how to manage things, /
promise your
"How would you. .act?" asked, look
ing her full in the eyes.
She cast upon me glance which daz-
zled me by its magic brilliancy, and
drawing back with her pretty laugh:
at is not worth while explaining;
you would not understand. And she
began to sing again.
We had arrived at the top of the hill.
''Is not the view delightfulP" she
said. THAT valley, still gray with the
morning mist, and the river Yvette
glistening In the sun, and winding
round Chevreuse like gray ribbon
round basket All, what lovely
morning"
We heard the sivery sound of the
spring flowing over the white pebbles.
She took of her gloves, and kneeled
down to drink greedily In her two
hands.
"Will you drink. toop' she said to
me, filling once more that cup of rosy
marble and offering it to me. l drank
in ecstasy.
"MoreP" she asked. laughing.
And l drank again. breathing in at
She same time the perfume Of her hands.
Then l took both Of them, still wet, and
covered them with kisses. felt them
under my lips at once cool. burning,
and trembling. staggered. The
blood mounted impetuously to my face.
"Quel granM e'yant Uous taitesy"
she said, seeing my confusion.
| tried to grasp her hands again, but
before could seize them she escaped
like bird that flies away, and began
to descend the hill rapidly, jumping
from stone to stone, singing, making
the stones roll down before her, and
from time to time turning round as il
to bid me hasten my steps.
Suddenly she stopped.
Monsieur" she cried, Monsieur
Jacques! Como quickly! We have
missed the road. Here is brook bar
ring the way; what can we doP"
THAT is easily resolved, l will car.
ry you across"
every good; but like the Queen OF
Spain, you know, ON ne touche pas a la
TcRe!"
u solemnly PROMISE" replied.
Gomez
She was no heavier than a child; l
tried TO hide my emotion; but, under
their lashes, her great eyes seemed to
burn me. Her breast, too, | felt, was
heaving like my own. A perfume, l
know not what. overcame me altogeth-
er. | could not resist | approached
her mouth to my own, and kissed her
madly.
When dared to look ut her, she was
pale, but she was smiling.
Jacques, mon chey9," said she rest
ing her blond hcade on my shoulder.
'send her back her rose; hope you do
not care for it any longer!' .
"WnEN publicly testified that | had