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 was under very different circumstances from those before the holidays that Miss Hope resumed her flirtation with John Derrick. If he had not the éclât of a declared engagement with Lady Eveline Darlington, he had he pleasure of a secret one, and he had never enjoyed flirting so much as now, when he felt sure nothing could come of it. Miss Hope was more agreeable than ever, and to his proposal to take lessons in singing and in music from her, his parents made no objection, so he was thrown into her company still more than before. Lady Eveline was very fond of music, and it was with some ulterior view of making himself agreeable to her by-and-by, while at he same time the process was exceedingly pleasant to himself, hat he had proposed to cultivate his naturally good voice. Miss Hope felt, if Mr. and Mrs. Derrick