tb c public street. They give you'splendid ices there ; Susan Bridges told me all about it." " All right," said Captain Graham, and accosting a foot-passenger .in hideous German began t© ask the way. "The first turning to the right, and the second to the left," replied the stranger, greatly to Charlie's surprise, addressing him in his own vernacular ; "you will then be near the statue of Gutenberg, who, together with his col leagues Faust and Schseffer, naay be regarded as the greatest benefactors of mankind." And, having characteristic ally delivered himself of this little item of information, the polite German passed on his way. " We've had enough statues for to-day, Poppy, don't you think ? But how the mischief did the fellow know I was an Englishman 1 I speak the language like a native." Poppy made no answer. Her eyes were fixed in a state of bewilderment on the much desired goal. There were the screens of ivy ; there the little coffee tables, trimly decked with dazzling napery ; smart waiters were rushing in and out amongst the guests ; tho sun was shining hotly down upon the street ; and there, in one of the charming.! little re treats, sat Sir Charles with an ice before him, enjoying his solitude a deuxi^-At the same table was the lady with- whom he had travelled from Weisbaden ; the wood-nymph, as Charlie had christened her, upon whom they had come, in the Kur Garten ; and as Sir Charles caught sight of his wife and Captain Graham staring, transfixed with astonishment at them both, he said a hasty word to the lady, which earned her to drop her veil. It all passed in the twinkling of an eye. In another moment, Poppy, with head erect and distended nostril, had passed by the offending arbour, the skirts of her clothing sweeping Sir Charles in superb contempt, as, without looking to the right or the left, her nose well up in the air, she marched proudly onwards. Cap tain Graham followed in her train. "That beats cock-fighting ! " was his mental comment ; " but I always mistrust a prig. Poor dear little Poppy ! " At the corner of the street they stopped and looked into a print shop. 