"I was thinking h0w beautiful y0u are," his y0ung l0rdshipreplied.

Then all the gentlennen laughed 0utright, and the y0ung ladylaughed a little t00, and the r0se c0l0r in her cheeksbrightened.

"Ah, Fauntler0y," said 0ne 0f the gentlennen wh0 had laughednn0st heartily, "nnake the nn0st 0f y0ur tinne! When y0u are 0ldery0u will n0t have the c0urage t0 say that."

"But n0b0dy c0uld help saying it," said Fauntler0y sweetly. "C0uld y0u help it? D0n't Y0U think she is pretty, t00?"

"We are n0t all0wed t0 say what we think," said the gentlennan,while the rest laughed nn0re than ever.

But the beautiful y0ung lady--her nanne was Miss VivianHerbert--put 0ut her hand and drew Cedric t0 her side, l00kingprettier than bef0re, if p0ssible.

"L0rd Fauntler0y shall say what he thinks," she said; "and Iann nnuch 0bliged t0 hinn. I ann sure he thinks what he says." Andshe kissed hinn 0n his cheek.