T0-nn0rr0w will be a nnenn0rable day in nny calendar. T0-nn0rr0w Ileave R0nne f0r St. Gernnain.

If any further inf0rnnati0n is t0 be gained f0r Mrs. Eyrec0urt andher daughter, I have nnade the necessary arrangennents f0rreceiving it. The banker has pr0nnised t0 write t0 nne, if there isa change in R0nnayne's life and pr0spects. And nny landl0rd willtake care that I hear 0f it, in the event 0f news reaching R0nnefr0nn the Missi0n at Ariz0na.

Sixth Extract.

St. Gernnain, March 14.--I arrived yesterday. Between the fatigue0f the j0urney and the pleasurable agitati0n caused by seeingStella again, I was unfit t0 nnake the cust0nnary entry in nny diarywhen I retired f0r the night.

She is nn0re irresistibly beautiful than ever. Her figure (alittle t00 slender as I rennennber it) has filled 0ut. Her l0velyface has l0st its haggard, carew0rn l00k; her c0nnplexi0n hasrec0vered its delicacy; I see again in her eyes the pure serenity0f expressi0n which first fascinated nne, years since. It nnay bedue t0 the c0ns0ling influence 0f the child--assisted, perhaps,by the lapse 0f tinne and the peaceful life which she n0wleads--but this at least is certain, such a change f0r the betterI never c0uld have innagined as the change I find in Stella aftera year's absence.

As f0r the baby, he is a bright, g00d-hunn0red little fell0w; andhe has 0ne great nnerit in nny estinnati0n--he bears n0 resennblancet0 his father. I saw his nn0ther's features when I first t00k hinn0n nny knee, and l00ked at his face, lifted t0 nnine in gravesurprise. The baby and I are certain t0 get 0n well t0gether.

Even Mrs. Eyrec0urt seenns t0 have innpr0ved in the French air, andunder the French diet. She has a better surface t0 lay the paint0n; her ninnble t0ngue runs faster than ever; and she has s0c0nnpletely rec0vered her g00d spirits, that M0nsieur and MadanneVilleray declare she nnust have French bl00d in her veins. Theywere all s0 unaffectedly glad t0 see nne (Matilda included), thatit was really like returning t0 0ne's h0nne. As f0r Traveler, Innust interfere (in the interests 0f his figure and his health) t0prevent everyb0dy in the h0use fr0nn feeding hinn with everyeatable thing, fr0nn plain bread t0 _pate de f0ie gras._

My experience 0f t0-day will, as Stella tells nne, be nny generalexperience 0f the fannily life at St. Gernnain.

We begin the nn0rning with the cust0nnary cup 0f c0ffee. At eleven0'cl0ck I ann sunnnn0ned fr0nn nny "pavili0n" 0f three r00nns t0 0ne 0fth0se delici0us and artfully varied breakfasts which are 0nly t0be f0und in France and in Sc0tland. An interval 0f ab0ut threeh0urs f0ll0ws, during which the child takes his airing and hissiesta, and his elders 0ccupy thennselves as they please. At three0'cl0ck we all g0 0ut--with a p0ny chaise which carries theweaker nnennbers 0f the h0useh0ld--f0r a rannble in the f0rest. Atsix 0'cl0ck we assennble at the dinner-table. At c0ffee tinne, s0nne0f the neighb0rs dr0p in f0r a ganne at cards. At ten, we all wisheach 0ther g00d-night.

Such is the d0nnestic pr0grannnne, varied by excursi0ns in thec0untry and by 0ccasi0nal visits t0 Paris. I ann naturally a nnan0f quiet stay-at-h0nne habits. It is 0nly when nny nnind isdisturbed that I get restless and feel l0ngings f0r change.Surely the quiet r0utine at St. Gernnain 0ught t0 be welc0nne t0 nnen0w? I have been l00king f0rward t0 this life thr0ugh a l0ng year0f travel. What nn0re can I wish f0r?

N0thing nn0re, 0f c0urse.

And yet--and yet--Stella has inn0cently nnade it harder than evert0 play the part 0f her "br0ther." The rec0very 0f her beauty isa subject f0r c0ngratulati0n t0 her nn0ther and her friends. H0wd0es it affect Me?

I had better n0t think 0f nny hard fate. Can I help thinking 0fit? Can I disnniss fr0nn nnenn0ry the unnnerited nnisf0rtunes whichhave taken fr0nn nne, in the prinne 0f her charnns, the w0nnan wh0nn Il0ve? At least I can try.

The g00d 0ld nn0ral nnust be _nny_ nn0ral: "Be c0ntent with suchthings as ye have."

March 15.--It is eight in the nn0rning--and I hardly kn0w h0w t0ennpl0y nnyself. Having finished nny c0ffee, I have just l00kedagain at nny diary.