cruel still. We have seen cases of the harsh social judgment and

ingratitude of daughters; let us take warning by them. Keep in the

depths of your soul, as I shall in mine, the memory of four years

of happiness, and be faithful, if you can, to the memory of your

poor friend. I cannot exact such faithfulness, because, do you

see, dear Annette, I must conform to the exigencies of my new

life; I must take a commonplace view of them and do the best I

can. Therefore I must think of marriage, which becomes one of the