She had found the charm work perfectly in the case of Lord Charles, and now her father, too, seemed to admire the plan. What would he say if he knew who had instructed her? She went to her room. Lady Doris never traveled without a pleasant little selection of light French literature--"it prevented her from forgetting the language," she said. The earl, inwardly hoping his wife would be as sensible as his daughter, went off to spend a quiet evening at his club. The day following was one of genuine delight to Lady Doris. The first visit the earl paid was to the establishment of Messrs. Storr & Mortimer; there she was to select for herself what jewels she would. She had glanced once wistfully at the earl. "Jewels are not like dress, papa. It is a dangerous thing to leave me unlimited powers here." "Lady Doris Studleigh must have jewels fitting her position," he said. "Dress wears out, but jewels last forever." So Lady Doris stood in that most tempting place, almost bewildered, while sets of pearls, of diamonds, of rare emeralds, of pale pink coral, then case after case of superb rings, were placed before her. She thought of those so securely packed in her box, and wondered what would be thought if their history could be known. She chose some magnificent pearls; there were none fairer, even in that place where the finest stones abound. Then she chose a set of emerald, golden-green in their beautiful light; a set of pearls and rubies mixed; rings until she had more than enough to cover the fingers of both hands; golden chains of rare workmanship and beauty; watches of great value; and when she could think of nothing else she could desire, she looked up in the earl's face with a smile. "That is not bad, my dear, for a beginning," he said, laughingly--"not bad at all." "You do not think I have purchased too much, papa?" "No, my dear, you have not enough yet. I merely said it was very well for a beginning." What the amount of the bill was, or how many figures it took, she never knew. The earl had said good-naturedly to himself that it did not matter--he had many thousands to spare. "There is yet another place," he said; "we must go to Parkins & Gotto's. You require many things from there. You must have a dressing-case, a lady's writing-table, and all kinds of knickknacks for your rooms." The day following was spent at Mantall & Briard's, where Lady Doris gave such orders for the fitting up of her four rooms as made even those gentlemen open their eyes in undisguised wonder. Nothing was spared--no luxury, no comfort; and that evening, when they sat together, Lady Doris said to her father: "I wonder if, in all the wide world, there is another girl in my position." "What position?" he asked. "Why, it is a positive fact that I have not one single wish left ungratified. If a fairy were to come and ask me to try and find one out, I could not--I have not one." He stooped down to kiss the beautiful face.