He strides towards the doorway.  He has almost turned the corner.

“Thaddeus!” cries a small, but frantic voice.  If dying he would hear that and turn.  She is holding out her hands to him, the tears are running down her lovely cheeks.

“It is to you—­to you I would tell his name,” sobs she, as he returns slowly, unwillingly, but surely, to her.  “To you alone.”

“To me!  Go on,” says Curzon; “let me hear it.  What is the name of this man you want to marry?”

“Thaddeus Curzon!” says she, covering her face with her hands, and, indeed, it is only when she feels his arms round her, and his heart beating against hers, that she so far recovers herself as to be able to add, “And a hideous name it is, too!”

But this last little firework does no harm.  Curzon is too ecstatically happy to take notice of her small impertinence.

THE END.

Obvious typographical errors silently corrected by the transcriber: 

chapter 1:  =leaving them all planté la as it were,= silently corrected as =leaving them all planté là as it were,=

chapter 2:  =’From grave to gay,= silently corrected as ="From grave to gay,=

chapter 5:  =don’t you think she would let you take me to the theatre some night?  She has come nearer,= silently corrected as =don’t you think she would let you take me to the theatre some night?” She has come nearer,=

chapter 6:  =She asked me to sit down—­I obeyed her.= silently corrected as =She asked me to sit down—­I obeyed her."=

chapter 6:_ ="Won’t she!"= silently corrected as =Won’t she!=_

chapter 7:  =or condemn his honest efforts to enlighten his small section of mankind!"= silently corrected as =or condemn his honest efforts to enlighten his small section of mankind!=

chapter 7:  =Of course Mrs:  Mulcahy—­who, no doubt,= silently corrected as =Of course Mrs. Mulcahy—­who, no doubt,=

chapter 8:  ="How many to-morrows is she going to remain here?= silently corrected as =How many to-morrows is she going to remain here?=

chapter 10:  =His regret is evidently genuine, indeed. to Hardinge the evening= silently corrected as =His regret is evidently genuine, indeed; to Hardinge the evening=

chapter 10:  ="Oh, you laugh at me.” interrupts she= silently corrected as ="Oh, you laugh at me,” interrupts she=

chapter 12:  =she had never seen him in ought but rather antiquated= silently corrected as =she had never seen him in aught but rather antiquated=

chapter 12:  =says he.  “It is an untimely remark.  Miss Wynter’s hitherto= silently corrected as =says he.  It is an untimely remark.  Miss Wynter’s hitherto__=

chapter 12:  =cries she.  It isn’t my fault=.  Silently corrected as =cries she.  “It isn’t my fault=.

chapter 12:  =if one is foolish enough to listen,” Curzon’s face is a little pale= silently corrected as =if one is foolish enough to listen.”  Curzon’s face is a little pale=