This would be an injustice. Orange was, to me, a deeply interesting character. I saw little of him after he entered the priesthood, but his writings, his sermons, and the actual work he accomplished proved conclusively enough that he was right in following--and we were wrong in opposing--his true vocation. The Church received her own again. Rome did not smile at him at first. A de Hausée, however, never yet tapped long at any gate. The family--which had been stirred to fury by his father's trespass--welcomed the son as a prodigal manqué. His aunt, the Princess Varese, left him half of her large fortune. He lived himself in great seclusion and simplicity, and died, as you are aware, of over-work last year. The one friend he corresponded with and occasionally saw was Lady Fitz Rewes. Sara de Treverell did not marry the Duke of Marshire, but three years before Orange's death she took the veil, and is now a Carmelite nun. Many people were amazed at this, but I was not. Mrs. Parflete, Orange never saw again after the night of her performance at Prince d'Alchingen's. Her career continues. From time to time a rumour reaches me that she is about to marry a nobleman, an author, her manager, or an American millionaire. Quite a mistake. She, too, is a visionary, and, I should say, respectable. If you have not seen her act, seize the first opportunity. If you think of writing more than the merest sketch of Orange's strange career, may I suggest the following motto from the _Purgatorio_?-- "_Cast down the seed of weeping and attend._" Yours very sincerely, my dear F., BEACONSFIELD. UNWIN BROTHERS, THE GRESHAM PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON. BOOKS FOR RECREATION AND STUDY PUBLISHED BY T. FISHER UNWIN, 11, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, LONDON, E.C.... SIX-SHILLING NOVELS _In uniform green cloth, large crown 8vo., gilt tops_, 6s.