IV. THE COCKAYNES IN PARIS 45 V. THE COCKAYNE FAMILY 62 VI. A "GRANDE OCCASION" 91 VII. OUR FOOLISH COUNTRYWOMEN 104 VIII. "OH, YES!" AND "ALL RIGHT!" 111 IX. MISS CARRIE COCKAYNE TO MISS SHARP 122 X. "THE PEOPLE OF THE HOUSE" 129 XI. MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLERS 140 XII. MRS. DAKER 154 XIII. AT BOULOGNE-SUR-MER 174 XIV. THE CASTAWAY 192 XV. THE FIRST TO BE MARRIED 210 XVI. GATHERING A FEW THREADS 231 [Illustration: MAMMA ANGLAISE. (_A French design._)] ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE MY LORD ANGLAIS AT MABILLE Frontispiece CROSSING THE CHANNEL--A SMOOTH PASSAGE 13 CROSSING THE CHANNEL--RATHER SQUALLY 14 ROBINSON CRUSOE AND FRIDAY 16 PAPA AND THE DEAR BOYS 18 THE DOWAGER AND TALL FOOTMAN 20 ON THE BOULEVARDS 42 A GROUP OF MARBLE "INSULAIRES" 46 BEAUTY AND THE B---- 68 PALAIS DU LOUVRE.--THE ROAD TO THE BOIS 72 MUSEE DU LUXEMBOURG 77 THE INFLEXIBLE "MEESSES ANGLAISES" 105 ENGLISH VISITORS TO THE CLOSERIE DE LILAS--SHOCKING!! 109 SMITH BRINGS HIS ALPENSTOCK 114 JONES ON THE PLACE DE LA CONCORDE 118 FRENCH RECOLLECTION OF MEESS TAKING HER BATH 125 THE BRAVE MEESS AMONG THE BILLOWS HOLDING ON BY THE TAIL OF HER NEWFOUNDLAND 125 VARIETIES OF THE ENGLISH STOCK.--COMPATRIOTS MEETING IN THE FRENCH EXHIBITION 126 A PIC-NIC AT ENGHIEN 147 EXCURSIONISTS AND EMIGRANTS 152 BOIS DE BOULOGNE 164 [Illustration: CROSSING THE CHANNEL--A SMOOTH PASSAGE] THE COCKAYNES IN PARIS. CHAPTER I. MRS. ROWE'S.