. St. Nicholas [serial]. re you not surprised, Harry ? askedLydia. A little—inside of me, he answered. You would never have guessed, wouldyou? Never. But now that I know what it is,and see them all walking about, and hear themall talking, it seems the most natural thing inthe world. What did you say in your letter?That you had every confidence in the strangefriends by whom you were surrounded. Thatis enough for me. / have every confidence inthe strange friends by whom / am Lydia be wrong in <7/z_ything she says,Lucy ? No, she cannot. Would I go throughfire and water for Lydia
. St. Nicholas [serial]. re you not surprised, Harry ? askedLydia. A little—inside of me, he answered. You would never have guessed, wouldyou? Never. But now that I know what it is,and see them all walking about, and hear themall talking, it seems the most natural thing inthe world. What did you say in your letter?That you had every confidence in the strangefriends by whom you were surrounded. Thatis enough for me. / have every confidence inthe strange friends by whom / am Lydia be wrong in <7/z_ything she says,Lucy ? No, she cannot. Would I go throughfire and water for Lydia ? Yes, I nt this much pleasanter than going throughfire and water ? Yes, it is. There it is in anutshell. You dear boy! said Lydia, brimmingover with love for him. You dear girl ! said Harry, brimmingover with love for her. Then they both threw their arms roundLucy, and lavished the fondest endearmentson her for having brought them together sohappily, and Lucy said, It is nice, is nt it? A COMEDY IN WAX. 60 I. TO SHOW THAT HE BORE NO MALICE, LOUSHKIN HOISTEDTOM UP INTO THE TREE. I came here prepared, you see, saidHarry, pursuing the theme. If, when Ientered the Lodge, I had seen all the treeswalking about, dressed in the latest fash-ion, and all the cherries had hopped offthe branches and run after me, beggingme to eat them, and if your dear littlepony had trotted up to me and remarkedin French that it was a bright day, but thathe feared we should have rain, I shouldhave thought nothing of it at all, afterreading Lydias letter. We must nt stop talking here anylonger, said Lucy. There are thingsto be purchased ; we have a grand dinner-party to-night, and Mrs. Peckham hasnothing to cook. Listen to Mama Lucy, said Harry,merrily. Lydia, I think I shall marryLucy instead of you. I would nt have you, Harry, saidLucy, in a stately way. You are theproperty of another person. Come along,come along. Harry was introduced to the celebrities,and immediately won their good graces
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