have the consolation of seeing them in a good way." On hearing her recount all these things so contrary to reason we were much moved, for she wept as she imagined her little girls begging at the door of the convent and the brother bringing them soup. "And you know, too, that Mr. de Ranzan and the Reverend Father Tarin want the chateaux rebuilt, and the woods and meadows and fields given up to the nobles, and in the meantime that the ponds are to be put in good condition, because they belong to the reverend fathers, who have no time to plough or sow or reap. Everything must come to them of itself." "But tell us, Anna-Marie, is all this quite certain? I can hardly believe that such great happiness is in store for us." "It is quite certain, Mr. Goulden. The Count d'Artois wishes to secure his salvation, and in order to do that everything must be set in order. Mons. le Vicar Antoine of Marienthal said the same things last week. They come from above,--these things,--and the hearts of the people must be accustomed to them by the sermons and expiations. Those who will not submit, like the Jews and Lutherans, will be forced to do so, and the Jacobins"--in speaking of the Jacobins Anna-Marie looked suddenly at Mr. Goulden and blushed up to her ears, for he was smiling. But she recovered herself, and went on: "Among the Jacobins there are some very good people, but the poor must live. The Jacobins have taken the property of the poor and that is not right." "When and where have they taken the property of the poor?" "Listen, Mr. Goulden, the monks and the Capuchins had the estates of the poor, and the Jacobins have divided them amongst themselves." "Ah! I understand, I understand, the monks and Capuchins had your property, Anna-Marie; I never should have guessed that." Mr. Goulden was all the time in good-humor, and Anna-Marie said: "We shall be in accord at last." "Oh! yes, we are, we are," said he pleasantly. I listened without saying anything, as I was naturally curious to hear what was coming. It was easy to see that this was what she had heard on her last journey. She said also that miracles were coming again and that Saint Quirin, Saint Odille, and the others would not work miracles under the usurper, but that they had commenced already; that the little black St. John at Kortzeroth, on seeing the ancient prior return had shed tears. "Yes, yes, I understand," said Mr. Goulden, "that does not astonish me in the least, after all these processions and atonements the saints must work miracles; and it is natural, Anna-Marie, quite natural." "Without doubt, Mr. Goulden, and when we see miracles, faith will return. That is clear, that is certain." The dinner was finished, and Anna-Marie seeing that nothing more was coming, remembered that she was late, and exclaimed: "Oh! Lord, that is one o'clock striking. The others must be near Ercheviller; now I must leave you." She rose and took her stick with a very important air.