At the door I met Macha, and the nurse with Vania. I took the child in my arms, wrapped up the little bare feet, and, holding it close to my heart, barely touched its lips with a light kiss. Almost asleep as it was, it moved its little arms, stretched out the crumpled fingers, and opened its bewildered eyes, as if trying to find or remember something; all at once its eyes fell on me, a look of intelligence sparkled in them, and the pink pursed-up lips lengthened in a baby smile. "You are mine, mine!" thought I, with a delicious thrill running through me, and as I strained it to my heart I was half afraid of hurting it with my eager embrace. Over and over I kissed its cold little feet, its breast, its arms, and head with the scant covering of down. My husband came up to us, quickly drew the wrapping over the baby's face, then, drawing it away again: "Ivan Sergevitch!" he said with finger under the little chin. But I, in my turn, covered up Ivan Sergevitch. No one should look at him so long, except myself. I glanced at my husband, his eyes laughed as they rested on mine, and it was long since I had met his with such happy joy. This day ended my romance with my husband. The old love remained, and the dear remembrance of what could never come back to me; but a new love for my children and my children's father, began another life and another way of happiness, up to this hour unending ... for at last I know that in home, and in the pure joys of home will be found--real happiness! THE END. * * * * * =WAR AND PEACE.= A Historical Novel, by Count Leon Tolstoï, translated into French by a Russian Lady and from the French by Clara Bell. _Authorized Edition._ Complete, Three Parts in Box. Paper, $3.00. Cloth, $5.25. Half calf, $12.00. =Part I.= =Before Tilsit=, 1805-1807, in two volumes. Paper, $1.00. Cloth, $1.75 per set. =" II.= =The Invasion=, 1807-1812 in two volumes. Paper, $1.00. Cloth, $1.75 per set. =" III.= =Borodino, The French at Moscow--Epilogue=, 1812-1820, in two volumes. Paper, $1.00. Cloth, $1.75 per set. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "A story of Russia in the time of Napoleon's wars. It is a story of the family rather than of the field, and is charming in its delineations of quaint Russian customs. It is a novel of absorbing interest, full of action and with a well managed plot; a book well worth reading."--_Philadelphia Enquirer._ "The story of 'War and Peace' ranks as the greatest of Slavic historical novels. It is intensely dramatic in places and the battle scenes are marvels of picturesque description. At other points the vein is quiet and philosophical, and the reader is held by the soothing charm that is in complete contrast with the action and energy of battle."--_Observer, Utica, N.Y._