Year: 1879

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"Any hour YOU like" he replied, bent
on keeping up the romantic adventure
even to undertaking lessons in German,
Of which he didn't know single word.


Are you free from 9 to l0?'


II am at liberty at all times-l would
say, my pupils have already gone for the
summer into the country" he replied,
pcrcciying that he was talking like fool.


Il can then, without taking much lib
erty, ask You to come any day at any
hour;'


Exactly so, madame" "


Madame Dclattrc has been paying
YOU, | think, so for fifteen lessons. |
will give YOU twice that for thirty


Your kindness quite ovcrwhelms me,
madame


Tomorrow.


AT nine"


Farewell, madame"


"Good-day, sir


The Marquis bowed respectfully and
went out.


Arrived at home the Marquis dispatched
note to his friend, Paul, telling him not
to say another word to the lady in the
blue hat without his permission.


Madame Arabclla presented her little
pink and white daughter, about six years
old, to her professor - Mcdcric kissed
her forehead: made her rccite the first
chapter of the French grammar, and
taught her u few words of the Flemish
dialect, which they speak in the cities OF
French Flanders. These words, hard as
rocks. raised the goose flesh on the
/ lady in the blue hat, who assisted at her
daughters first lesson, dressed in ncgIgc
costume, which developed quite luSciouSly
her exquisite beauty. He discovered that
she was sweet as honey, and all who lived
with her positively adorcd her. At l0:i5
she was obliged TO dismiss him, which
she did, as she did everything, with
charming grace.


At the second lesson he discovered that
she had an arm winter than snow, and a
neck dclicatcly poised on her breast and
shoulders. as she came and went IN his
presence as if he were not a man. He
was intoxicated with pleasure, in spite OF
cloud which obscured his sky because
she SO steadily mistook him for teacher
of languages.


At the appointed hour for the third
lesson his pupil had not returned from
her bath. The professor was requested
to wait. The lady in the blue hat was
singing in the adjoining parlor, and he
discovered that she had the voice of Patti,
the method of Caryallio, and the soul OF
Frezzolini. Pretty soon the little girl
came in, the lesson in German began and
the singing stopped. Mcderick was al
ready fond of his little pupil, but just
then he could have sent her away to
Peru, or even to China. His bad humor
melted like snow before the sun the mo-
ment her mother entered the room.


At the fourth lesson the Marquis dis
covered that Nine. Arabclla was well ac-
duainted with matters which women are
not in the habit of bothcring their heads
with. That Charles Y was not the son
of Charles IX. The next lesson proved
to him that she had fair tincture OF
geography in her education. At least
she knew where the handsome crystal
dishes that litter up the cupboards are
lmadc-that the manufacturing corpora
tions at Lyons sell handsome silk dresses,
and the India Company beautiful laces.
He discovered subsequently that she had
the most delicate tact, for she asked him
if he would not like part of his pay in
advance, since his pupils were all in the
country.


~ have the money now," she hastened
to add, as he forgot himself and stared
at her like q lout, land it will be more
convenient for me to give so francs now
than 100 at the end of the month.


He also perceived, with great pleasure
that she had taste for his conversation.
After ''lesson" was done, he sat hours
together chatting with her, holding his
little pupil on his knee. She even
knew that there was such thing as the
Revuex de Deu Mondes in existence.
She had elegant tastes in jewels; she
loved the pictures of the best masters,
had passionate enthusiasm for whatever
was good, noble and beautiful. AL
these discoveries overwhelmed him with
pleasure, because he had the means OF
gratifying her most unbounded dreams.


He had reached the eighth lesson Of
his course; he was in the full tide of his
successful effort to teach his pupil the
Flemish dialect, when the housemaid
handed her mistress a note which informed
her that her friend had secured German
teacher for her"


MY slow-going friend" said the lady
laughing, 81 am going to reply that luck
ily YOU didn't wait for her tardy letter Of
introduction"