I suppose you know, dear, that those foreign people went away the

week after you did. Ma went with Mr. Angus and brought Eugene here.

He is so beautiful he almost took my breath away; but I am sorry

to say he is so far from good in Ethel's meaning of the word that she

considers it necessary to pray for him very often. Not a soul would

he obey but Mr. Angus. I laughed so much I had to go out of the room:

there was that boy with eyes flashing, defying everybody to make him

stop teasing the cat, and holding her up by the tail; and there was

Ethel perfectly dumb with astonishment, eyes wide open, pale cheeks,

and that little quiver of her lips she has when grieved. Mr. Angus