THE CINDERELLA FROCK. TT

off these symptoms, the old jealous, rancorous
temper seemed to disappear with theni. At
any rate, being non-resistants, it was a sur-
prise to know how little there was worth
resisting. In other times Rovina had been
rather aloof from the best circles, self-ban-
ished, they had supposed by her quarrel-
some temper, but now when they coaxed and
persuaded her back, she was really an inval-
uable acquisition on the play-ground. She
knew so many, and so many games, and then
every thing spiced with her wit and life went
off so famously.

To be sure, poor Rovina had troubles, her-
self, among the non-resistants. Very light
ones, though, because people so principled
have never half as much to defend themselves
against as other people. But little scenes
like this would occur, now and then, to spoil
her peace for a day.