“Somewhat shaken, sir; but we will return to cheer her up. She proposes flight to Bath for safety.”
“She might perhaps go to a worse place,” remarked the General, as he mounted and rode off, with a parting salute.
“Well, Polly?” said Mr. Bryce, when they had watched him out of sight.
“Well, sir?” echoed Polly, in arch tones.
“The false alarm, at least has served to show of what metal some folks are made,” said Mr. Bryce drily.
(To be continued.)
[HOUSEHOLD HINTS.]
Bread and milk for invalids should be made by crumbling the bread into a basin, pouring the boiling milk over it and warming it through on the fire in an enamelled saucepan. Care should be taken that there are no lumps or hard crusts.
When a head of long hair has to be washed, the hair should be first plaited and the scalp washed carefully, then the hair washed separately unplaited. This saves many tangles and loss of both hair and temper.