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ing, IL you have no other engagement. /
have always had O very high idea of the
English, and am glad to have an oppor-
tunity to show it."
THANK you, ma'am,. the earl replied
with alacrity. Il will certainly call.
At what time do you SUPP
"At whatever hour viii prove most
convenient to you" was the gracious re-
ply.
Indeed. ma'am, you are very kind
Suppose we name 1t Q them"
THANK you, MY mean sir. We
shall look forward with great pleasure
TO your coming
"Those people are extraordinarily po-
lite" thought the young man after their
departure, as he sat in his room smoking
a cigar. II really think they have taken
quite q fancy to me. My good looks, !
think it must be, for I haven't O single
recommendation besides ON earth Well,
If I find the girl has money / may i'm
prove my advantage and offer myself in
matrimony. Money would be very &C
ceptable just at present"
Had Mrs. jenkins heard this soliloquy
she would probably have come to the
conclusion that there was something
wrong about her calculations, but fort
unately for u hero this was not the
case.
1t viii be readily imagined that Mrs.
Jenkins exerted her culinary skill to the
utmost in preparing for her illustrious
guest. As he saw the numerous dainties
spread ont before him he felt a glow of
joy pervade his frame, and determined
on the spot to lay siege to the heart of
Matilda.
The reader will easily imagine that his
advances were readily met by the young
lady. who was quite enraptured by the
conquest which she had achieved over
the heart of an earl. Nor was her mo-
Their less gratifed. The good lady held
her head higher than ever, and speedily
anticipated the time when, as mother
in-law Of an earl, she would take pre-
cedence Of all who had hitherto ventured
to look down upon her.
"You know, Matilda" she said, ssthat
when you are acountess | shall of course
be dowager countess OF countess dowar
ger, I really don't know which. I wish
/ could find somewhere a book Of the
British peerage; then I could find out
without any trouble" She thought Of
going to the bookseller and asking him
to send for the book, but ON second
thought decided that it would be most
prudent not to run any such risk of re-
vealing her aspirations, wen If she were
obliged to remain IN ignorance a little
while longer.
One point, however, puzzled her a
little Notwithstanding the very in
innate terms of the earl with her family
ne never ventured any allusion to his
rank or his English estates or the amount
of his income, which Mrs. Jenkins
would have been very glad to learn.
"But ! suppose, Matilda" she re-
marked to her daughter, "that he is de-
termined to remain incog. 50 as to make
sure that you marry him for himself
alone. have read Of such cases in sto-
ries, but / never expected to have any
thing like it in my own family. Really
1 think it is quite romantic. On the
whole l guess it would be best to say
nothing about it until you are fairly
married"
Matilda acted upon her mothers pru-
dent advice, and although her curiosity
was as strong as her parents she care
fully guarded against ~betraying it TO the
earl.
At last one memorable day she burst
into her mothers room with a triumph
ant glow on her face.
"Has he proposedy' exclaimed Mrs.
jenkins in great agitation.
Eyes, mother" wa the reply of the
overjoyed Matilda. He told me that
he loved me to distraction"
81 congratulate you, countess that Is
to be-" said her mother. .By the way,
did he say anything about his rank
mot a word, mother"
81 am not at all surprised. Be sure
then that you don't give him o hint that
you know anything about it. How much
we shall enjoy going to Englandw
"We!" repeated Matilda. Surely you
don't propose going across the Atlantic
at your time of ifeT'
s.At my time of lfel' said Mrs. Jen-
kns sharply. Indeed / do. / don't
mean that you shall have all the enjoy
ment. But did the earl fix the day for
the marriageg"
He left that to me-"
"Then fix it as soon as possible. You
must not let him slip through your I'm
gers"
That day three weeks the important
ceremony took place in Mrs. jenkins
cottage. Scarcely was it over than that
worthy lady, no longer able to restrain
herself, addressed her son-in-law:
Il trust, my lord, that you viii never
regret this day"
my lord!" repeated her s~on-in-law,
exhibiting unequivocal surprise.
Certainly You cannot expect to re-
main incog any longer"
But l have no claim to the title,
ma'am."
mo claimin exclaimed the mother and
daughter, turning pale. Are you not an
earlg'
"That is only my Christian name.r
"And what is your employment
asked Mrs. Jenkins On the point of faint
ing.
II am a house painter, madam, but
being a little unwen was ordered by the
doctor to spend a couple of months in the
country"