. A little queen of hearts; an international story . , that Marie-Celeste had difficulty in preserving properdecorum. We are going to have a fine day, Albert asserted, resuminghis seat on the steps, and with the authority of one who knows; andthe matter of the weather being thus satisfactorily disposed of,Marie-Celeste made so bold as to introduce another subject ; and asit chanced to meet with Alberts approval, thev chatted merrily to-gether for ever so long. Meantime, a party of tourists, with Mar-shalls familiar pink guide-book open in the hands of one of them,had been surveying the chapel
. A little queen of hearts; an international story . , that Marie-Celeste had difficulty in preserving properdecorum. We are going to have a fine day, Albert asserted, resuminghis seat on the steps, and with the authority of one who knows; andthe matter of the weather being thus satisfactorily disposed of,Marie-Celeste made so bold as to introduce another subject ; and asit chanced to meet with Alberts approval, thev chatted merrily to-gether for ever so long. Meantime, a party of tourists, with Mar-shalls familiar pink guide-book open in the hands of one of them,had been surveying the chapel at a distance, and now, after a 68 A LITTLE QUEEN OF HEARTS. word or two with the children on the doorstep, made their waywithin. Is Mr. Brooke in the chapel, Albert ? asked Marie-Celeste. Yes, sighed Albert ; for he knew that his answer meant anend to their chat; for whenever during these visits of hers a party oftourists were so fortunate as to secure the services of the verger,Mr. Brooke, Marie-Celeste invariably followed in their train, listen-. a WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A FINE DAY, ALBERT ASSERTED. ing to every word as it fell from the good old mans lips. She al-ready knew many of the monument inscriptions by heart, but thatmade no difference; for her the old chapel possessed a never-end-ing fascination, and she rarely crossed the threshold of the choir-which was a beautiful chapel in itself-without an actual thrill ofpleasure. So, as Albert had expected, this morning proved no ex-ception, and he was unceremoniously left to communion with his AND NOW GOOD-MORNING: 69 own thoughts upon the doorstep ; but it did not prove a long sepa-ration. In their tour of the chapel the travellers from across thewater had but reached the wonderful cenotaph of the Princess Char-lotte, when a sweet single chord from the great organ broke uponthe air, as though the player simply wanted to make sure that theinstrument would respond when the time came. But in that singlechord lay a summons for Ma
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