Walker-My_Musical_Ex.. - Walter Cosand

HENSELT I9S
gesticulating at the man, but actually taking hflW
of him.
When I had nearly given up all hope of seeing
Mademoiselle Heinrichsen, I observed that a lady had
once or twice passed and repassed me, and after half
pausing, as if uncertain what to do, had walked on
again. I imitated her movements. The next time
she passed me, I too stopped, looked, and seemed to
hesitate. She then addressed me, and asked me if
I was looking for anyone.
' Yes,' I replied ;
richsen ?'
' can you be Mademoiselle Hein-
She echoed my words with a change of name at
the end of the query, and we both were not a little
surprised and amused to find each other quite differ-
ent from the description which our mutual friends
had given of us. Henselt's housekeeper had spoken
of Mademoiselle Heinrichsen as I have said, and as
she had been twenty-five years teaching in the
Imperial Institutes, I was prepared to see a settled-
looking and middle-aged person, instead of this tall
and young-looking lady, whose black hair only
showed a silver thread here and there when she had
her hat off, and sat near one indoors.
SM had heard of a lady in a black hat with a
crimson feather, and she saw one clad in fur from
head to foot ; for not only had I on a fur-Lined
mantle which completely covered my dress, but my
face was fenced in with a large brown felt bonnet,