. A little queen of hearts; an international story . rest of the college. So the note was written and left conspicuously upon the writing-table ; and then with one long farewell glance about them, and aflower stolen from a vase by Marie-Celeste and laid between theleaves of her prayer-book, they turned their backs on all they wouldever be permitted to know of Lewis Carroll, and the door with thespring lock swung to behind them. It had been part of the plan to attend the five-oclock service inChrist Church Cathedral; and after spending a half hour or so inwandering through the cloisters and gai
. A little queen of hearts; an international story . rest of the college. So the note was written and left conspicuously upon the writing-table ; and then with one long farewell glance about them, and aflower stolen from a vase by Marie-Celeste and laid between theleaves of her prayer-book, they turned their backs on all they wouldever be permitted to know of Lewis Carroll, and the door with thespring lock swung to behind them. It had been part of the plan to attend the five-oclock service inChrist Church Cathedral; and after spending a half hour or so inwandering through the cloisters and gaining something of an ideaof the college as a whole, they went early into the cathedral, thatthey might also stroll for a while through the beautiful old churchwhose history dates as far back as the middle of the eighth five oclock promptly the beautiful choral service began, and thesweet music and the earnest spirit of the service seemed to roundout to a fitting close that always to be remembered Sunday after-noon in Oxford. CHAPTER DONALD TURNS VALET. You might not caremuch for it, but to meit would be a delightto follow our friendson Teds break as theyrolled merrily out fromtown on the brightMonday morning suc-ceeding their two daysstay at Oxford, and tokeep with them all theway ; not that anythingmomentous or wildlyexciting happened onthe trip, only that if itwere possible to put all its charm onto paper, there is no question but you would en-joy it. Somebody has put it onto paper, however, and very suc-cessfully, too; so that I should advise you, in case a driving tripthrough the English Lake Country does not soon happen tocome your way, to look between the covers of The Strange Ad-ventures of a Phaeton, as soon as you grow a bit older, and seeif you do not discover the charm of it for yourself. But whether wewould or no, we have not the time just now to bowl quietlyalong in leisurely fashion through that lovely region of hills andlakes. Besides the party o
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