"Lady Alice is very kind; their carriage is always at our disposal; she has taken us to Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's, the Parks, the Zoological Gardens, the British Museum, and the Picture Galleries; I could spend days at the latter. "My good aunt has taken great pains to let it be known that we are really related to the Duke of Hamilton; poh! poh! that is so foolish! We are truly altogether American, and what care we for noble birth! "Last Sunday, in company with Lady Alice, I visited one of the Ragged Schools in M---- Lane. I had no conception before of the place. A very large room, crowded with children; some clad in rags and filth, others were civilized; but there was a look of sensuality among them that was so revolting. It was a pleasant sight to see so many of the higher classes, filled with the spirit of the loving Master, seeking these degraded children. I was surprised to see the Lady Alice take her seat so humbly among a company of such rough, half-clad girls; and pleased to see the look of grateful respect that rested upon the face of more than one, as they listened to the instructions of their gentle teacher. "'Do you teach here weekly, Lady Alice?' I asked as soon as she had done. 'That is my privilege, Miss Hamilton, when I am in London,' was the modest reply. "'Could you not find a position among some not quite so degraded?' "'Yes; but then so few comparatively are willing to come here; and then you know, Miss Hamilton, that our Master did not scorn the lowest sinner.' "I was silent, for Lady Alice had set me to thinking. "Suddenly, I was surprised by the sight of a familiar form; at first, only the back; but I could not be mistaken--he turned, and it was indeed Roland Bruce! How did he ever come here? "He advanced, and extended his warm, strong hand; the touch was magnetic--how it revived the dear old days around Woodcliff! How strong it seemed! Just like the staff of my childhood; not only the staff, but the sceptre to which I willingly bowed. He inquired how I came here, and I told him. "'Did I not promise you that I would visit such places?' "He looked so pleased, and then told me why he was in England, and that he expected, ere he returned, to visit Scotland. "The earl's family attend the church under the ministry of the Rev. Mr. B----, not for its grandeur, but purely for the simple evangelical preaching of its earnest pastor; but my aunt goes with the Duke of D---- to a more fashionable church, where the elite attend, but where there is little but the form of piety. "It is a great privilege to attend upon such a ministry as Mr. B----'s, for it draws my thoughts away from earth. The earl's family are all members of the Church of England. Last Sunday, all four partook of the communion. I felt so lonely, so conscience-stricken when they all arose and left me in the pew. After church, Lord N---- said to me with such real concern upon his fine face--