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Rh "Good by!" answered the voice within. "I wish you were going with me." "I wish I were!" said the other. "Oh, I forgot to say, that you are to be sure and travel in the veil Mr. Godfrey sent you."

"Yes, he told me," replied the voice. There was another "good by!" and a shake of the hand; and then the door closed and the lady stepped forward.

She was attired in a silk dress, red shawl, and straw bonnet; and by the light from the lamp which fell upon her face as she advanced, Susan discerned that she was young and pretty. Her voice too was gentle; and emboldened by that and the countenance, the poor wanderer determined on making a last attempt to obtain the information she needed. Rising therefore to let her pass, she dropped a curtsey, and said, "Would you have the goodness, Ma'am, to tell me the way to Westminster? I am a poor stranger from the country, and am quite lost."

At first she was about to pass on without heeding the question, but at the last words she paused, and looked back. "To Westminster!" said she, "you're a long way from Westminster. What part of it do you want to go to?"

"To Parliament Street, Ma'am," replied Susan.