"And so put down what was deepest in your memory," said Grace, with a vexatious air. "Now take this fair page, and write as I repeat:
"'He who shall bring again this gift of love to her who sends it, shall with love be met.'
"Is it written?"
"Letter for letter."
"And you will find that each letter will act as a charm. Never so few monosyllables as I have strung together here held so much magic."
"Who will be its bearer?" Kate now inquired in a lively tone.
"I will find a Mercury both sure and swift," she said, folding the locket in the billet.
This gage d'amour was oval in shape, of plain gold, with a chased rim, a little raised, enclosing an azure field, on which, in exquisite enamel, were inlaid the crests of Lester and Bellamont, joined together by two clasped hands: beneath was the sanguine motto,
DURANTE VITÂ.
"Now, coz, for one of your raven ringlets to bind around it!"