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HYLAND certain relief; she at least was not under any spell. Mrs. Grant left it a china-closet; she found it the same. Good. But she tried to induce the old sisters to remember that there had at various times been certain questions relating to a confusion as to whether the closet had always been a closet. It was no use; their stony eyes gave no sign. Then she thought of the story of the sea-captain, and said, 'Miss Keys, did you ever have a lounge covered with India chintz, with a figure of a peacock on it, given to you in Salem by a sea-cap- tain, who brought it from India?' 'I dun'no' as I ever did,' said Hannah. That was all. She thought Maria's cheeks were a little flushed, but her eyes were like a stone wall. She went on that night to the Adirondacks. When Nan and she were alone in their room she said, 'By-the-way, Nan, what did you see at the farm-house? and how did you like Maria and Hannah?' Nan didn't mistrust that Rita had been there, and she began excitedly to tell her all about her visit. Rita could almost have believed Nan had been there if she hadn't known it was not so. She let her go on for some time, enjoying her enthusiasm, and the impressive way in which she described her opening the door and finding the ' little room.' Then Rita said: 'Now, Nan, that is enough fibbing. I went to the farm myself on my way up yester- day, and there is no little room, and there never has been any; it is a china-closet, just as Mrs. Grant saw it last.' She was pretending to be busy unpacking her trunk, and did not look up for a moment; but as Nan did not say anything, she