. Wives and daughters : an every-day story . p again. At Cambridge ?You must be very fond of Molly ! Yes, I am. She was with us so long; and at such a time!I look upon her almost as a sister. And she is very fond of all of you. I seem to know you allfrom hearing her talk about you so much. All of you ! said she, laying an emphasis on all to showthat it included the dead as well as the living. Eoger was silent fora minute or two. I didnt know you, even by hearsay. So you mustnt wonderthat I was a little afraid. But as soon as I saw you I knew how itmust be ; and it was such a relief! Cynthia, s
. Wives and daughters : an every-day story . p again. At Cambridge ?You must be very fond of Molly ! Yes, I am. She was with us so long; and at such a time!I look upon her almost as a sister. And she is very fond of all of you. I seem to know you allfrom hearing her talk about you so much. All of you ! said she, laying an emphasis on all to showthat it included the dead as well as the living. Eoger was silent fora minute or two. I didnt know you, even by hearsay. So you mustnt wonderthat I was a little afraid. But as soon as I saw you I knew how itmust be ; and it was such a relief! Cynthia, said Mrs. Gibson, who thought that the younger sonhad had quite his share of low, confidential conversation, comehere, and sing that little French ballad to Mr. Osborne Hamley. Which do you mean, mamma ? Tu ten repentiras, Colin ? Yes ; such a pretty, playful little warning to young men, saidMrs. Gibson, smiling up at Osborne. The refrain is— Tu ten repentiras, Colin, Tu ten repentiras,Car si tu prcntls une fcmmc, Colin, Tu ten Tu ten eepentikas, Colin. MRS. GIBSONS LITTLE DINNER. 273 The advice may apply very well when there is a French -wife in thecase ; but not, I am sure, to an Englishman who is thinking of anEnglish wife. This choico of a song was exceedingly nud-ajiropox, had but known it. Osborne and Roger knowing that the wife ofthe former was a Frenchwoman, and, conscious of each othersknowledge, felt doubly awkward ; while Molly was as much confusedas though she herself were secretly married. However, Cynthiacarolled the saucy ditty out, and her mother smiled at it, in totalignorance of any application it might have. Osborne had instinctivelygone to stand behind Cynthia, as she sate at the piano, so as to beready to turn over the leaves of her music if she ref[uired it. Hekept his hands in his pockets and his eyes fixed on her fingers ; hiscountenance clouded with gravity at all the merry quips which she soplayfully sang, Roger looked grave as
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