THE SILVER LAKE stories. 139

courageous, in the eyes of the chamber-
maid, that she tried every means she
could think of to induce Harry to wait
for her outside the door. She said to
him that she would be gone but a mo-
ment, and that the moon shone very
beautiful and bright; -but all her argu-
ments were vain, till by promising him
her box of paints, and her little ivory
ball, she persuaded him to do as she
wished.

She walked into the room with an
air of indifference and boldness, which
was not common to her, but it was all
lost, for Mary was not there; and not
daring even to cross the room to go to

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