. Les amusements d'un homme de mode . à travers la porte. Il faisait partie d'un en-développement dirigé. Les trois quarts du rabat avaient été arrachés : sur le côté vierge des mémorandums en papier; de l'autre, un nom que nos lecteurs connaissent bien : Temple Molyneux, Esq., 5, bâtiments en papier. C'était le même feuillet de papier qui a été volé avec le sac à main d'Eegent Circus. Une MYSTÉRIEUSE FEUILLE DE PAPIER, 97 l'idée qu'un voleur avait pu enterrer son magasin, et ses biens, pourrait ne pas avoir été exactement agréable pour Mme Wilmot; mais elle est restée, et était susceptible de rester, dans un ignoble ignoble

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. The amusements of a man of fashion . in throughthe doorway. It was part of a directed en-velope. Three-fourths of the flap had beenneatly torn away : on the blank side werepencilled memoranda; on the other a namewith which our readers are familiar— Molyneux Temple, Esq., 5, Paper Buildings.It was the identical slip of paper that hadbeen stolen with the purse at Eegent Circus. A MYSTERIOUS SLIP OF PAPER, 97 The idea that a thief had possibly enteredher shop, and fingered her goods, might nothave been exactly agreeable to Mrs. Wilmot;but she remained, and was likely to remain, in blissful ignorance of the whole transac-tion. But, however it came, the enve-lope was there. Edith played with itfor some minutes, twisting it in and outthrough her white taper fingers. Suddenlyher eye rested on the pencilled writing atthe back. A change swept over her face.She looked again, quickly and eagerly, andthen turned to the direction with a ling^er-ing interest, as if trying to fix it in hermemory— 5, Paper Buildings, Temple. VOL. II.. CHAPTEE IX. A GIRL WITHOUT A NAME. HE evening of tliat day Edithsat alone in the little sitting-room, drawing, or perhapswe ought to say pretendingto draw; for the Alpine landscape before herdid not appear to make much progress, andthere was a weary, hstless look about the face, and a nervous, uncertain movement in thehand, that told of anything rather thanearnest, systematic work. Thought andenergy appeared to be asleep. Perhapssuch moments are a boon to the sorrowful. Presently, playing with her pencil, shebegan unconsciously to trace a name. For A GIRL WITHOUT A NAME. 99 an instant the pale cheek brightened withthe dangerous pleasure of old association.But it passed as it came ; while keen-eyedconscience revengefully thrust the shaft ofsuffering deeper. He, the betrothed ofanother ! What was he—what could hebe to her? With trembling fingers shesnatched up the india-rubber and effacedthe writing. Not, however, before it caughttlie eye of Mrs.

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