Year: 1879

lessons in German, Of which be didn'
know single word.


Are you free from nine 20 ten 2"


II am at liberty a, all times
would say my pupils have already
gone to the country to spend tbs
summer months, he replied, perceiv-
ing that be was talking like fool


II can, then, without taking toe
much liberty, ask you to come any
day, at any hour 2"


Exactly so, madame"


Madame Delaitre has been pay.
ing you, 1 think, ten dollars for IF
teen lessons / will give twice that
that sum for thirty lessons


Your kindness quite oyerwhelms
me, madam"


Tomorrow, then, sir"


Tomorrow


"At nine"


Farewell, madam


Good day, sir"


The Marquis bowed respectfully
and went out


Arriving at home, the Marquis
dispatched note TO MS friend Paul,
telling him net 10 say another word
about or to the lady 10 the blue bat
without his permission.


Madame Arabelle present ed her



little PINK and white daughter, about
six years old, TO her professor Me-
deric kissed her forehead, made ber
recite the FIRST chapter OF the French
grammar, and taught her few words
of the Flemish dialect, which they
speak in the cities of French Elan
ders These were hard as rocks;
raised the "gocse-fesh" on the lady
in the blue hat, who assisted at her
daughters first lesson, dressed in
neglige costume, which became her
exquisite beauty. He discovered
that she was as sweet as honey, and
all who lived With her positively
adored her. At a quarter TO eleven
she was obliged to dismiss him, which
she did. as she did everything, with
charming grace


At the second lesson be discovered
that she had an arm whittier than
snow and neck delicately poised on
her breast and shoulders. and she
came and went in his presence as if
be were not a man. He was intoxi-
Gated with pleasure in spite of q
cloud which mistook him for a
teacher of languages.


At the appointed hour for the third
lesson his pupil had not returned from
her bath. The professor" was told
10 waits The lady in the blue hat
was singing in an adjoining parlor,
when be discovered she had the voice
of Patti, the method of Madam Car
vallio aud the soul of Frezzolini.
Pretty soon the little girl came in,
the lesson in German began aad the
singing stopped. Mederic was fond
of bis little pupil, but just then be
could have sent her away to Peru or
even China. His bad humor melted
like snow before the sun the moment
her mother entered the room.


At the fourth lesson the Marquis
that Madam ArsbeIle was
well acquainted with matters women
are not in the habit of bothering their
heads with. Charles Y. was not the
son Of Charles ".


The uext lesson proved to him that
she bad pretty fair tincture of
geography in her education. At
least she knew where the handsome
crystal dishes that litter up the cup
boards are made-that the manufac-
turing corporations at Lyons sell
handsome silk dresses, and the In
dian Company beautiful laces. He
discovered subsequently, that she had
The most delicate tact, for she asked
him if be would like part of his pay
"a advance since his pupils were all
IN the country.


II have the money now" she
FASTENED to add, as he forgot himself
and stared at her like lout, "and it
viii be more convenient for me to
give fifty francs now than one hun
ired at the end of the month"


He also perceived with great pleas
Ire that she had q taste for his con-
versation. After his lesson was
lone, be sat hours together with her,
1oldine bis pupil on bis knee She
Knew there was such thing as the
Revue des Deux Mondes in existence.
She had elegant taste in jewels, low
ID the pictures of the best masters,
had passionate enthusiasm for what
,ver was good, noble, and beautiful.
all these discoveries overwhelmed
him with pleasure, because be had
he means Of gratifying her most nn-
pounded desires.


He had reached the eighth lesson
4 his course, be was in the full tide
# bis successful effort TO teach his
pupil the Flemish dialect, when the
handed her mistress
tote which informed her that her
riend had secured a German teacher
or her.


my slow going friend,n said the
ady laughing II am going TO reply
hat luckily you didn't welt wait for
Ter tardy letter of Introduction


Il have something to tel you
/" feebly articulated Mederic,
who very well comp-ehended that be
must hurry up bis denpument il he
lid not wish bis comedy to be chang
ID to melodrana. The genuine pro-