teful to him:

"Que font les Vaches a Paris?"

"Des Vaudevilles" (des Veaux de Ville).

"Quelle est la sainte qui n'a pas lesoin de Jarretieres?"

"Ste. Sebastienne" (ses has se tiennent).

What absurd, funny stuff!

_Tuesday, June 14th._--Gardening on the lawn--hay-making in the
meadow--delightful ride in the afternoon, the beginning of which,
however, was rather spoiled by some very disagreeable accounts Mr.
C---- was giving us of Lord and Lady ----'s _menage_. What might,
could, would, or _should_ a woman do in such a case? Endure and
endure till her heart broke, I suppose. Somehow I don't think a man
would have the heart to _break_ one's heart; but, to be sure, I
don't know....

We did not return home till near nine, and so, instead of dinner,
all sat down to high tea, at which everybody was very cheerful and
gay, and the talk very bright....

I wish I could have painted my host and hostess this morning as
they stood together on the lawn; she with her beautiful baby in her
arms, her bright, fair forehead and eyes contrasting so strikingly
with his fine, dark head. I never saw a more charming picture.
(Landseer has produced one version of it in his famous "Return from
Hawking.") Are not all such groups "Holy Families"? They looked to
me holy as well as handsome and happy.

_Wednesday, June 15th._-- ... The races in the park were to begin
at one, and we wished, of course, to keep clear of them and all the
gay company; so at twelve my mother and I got into the pony
carriage, and drove to Addlestone to my aunt Whitelock's pretty
cottage there. It rained spitefully all day, and the races and all
the fine racing folk were drenched. At about six o'clock my father
came from London, bringing me letters; the weather had brightened,
and I took a long stroll with him till time to dress for dinner....
In the evening music and pleasant talk till one o'clock.

_Thursday, June 16th._--At eight o'clock my mother and I walked
with my father to meet the coach, on the top of which he left us
for London. After breakfast took my mother down to my "Cedar Hall,"
and established her there with her fishing, and then walked up the
hill to the great trees and amused myself with bending down the big
branches, and, seating myself on them, let them