`Yes, I am very glad to have seen you,' she said with a smile. `I have heard so much of you from everyone, even from your husband. He came to see me, and I liked him very much,' she said, unmistakably with malicious intent. `Where is he?'

`He has gone back to the country,' said Kitty, blushing.

`Remember me to him - be sure you do.'

`I'll be sure to!' Kitty said naïvely, looking compassionately into her eyes.

`Good-by, then, Dolly.' And kissing Dolly and shaking hands with Kitty, Anna went out hurriedly.

`She's just the same and just as charming! She's very lovely!' said Kitty, when she was alone with her sister. `But there's something piteous about her. Awfully piteous!'

`Yes, there's something unusual about her today,' said Dolly. `When I went with her into the hall, I fancied she was almost crying.'