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If you ever find yourself in San Francisco with an extra $10,000 to spend, you might consider checking into the Penthouse Suite at the Fairmont Hotel. August 14.-I was a little annoyed to find Lupin, instead of reading last night, had gone to a common sort of entertainment, What is Billiards given at the Assembly Rooms. Mrs. Scully's exuberant hospitality included, as already intimated, not only her own friends, but those of her fellow-boarders, so that from an early hour the rooms began to fill, and by nine o'clock there was hardly space for the dancers. Then, when supper had at last been finished, and the last cork drawn and the last glass filled, the dancers went back to their dance and the card-players to their cards, and the major addressed himself more assiduously than ever to the pursuit of the widow. In short, the fun was fast and furious, and waltz followed polka and mazurka followed waltz with a rapidity which weeded out the weaker vessels among the dancers and tested the stamina of the musicians.

Then there was the card-room, whither the Widow Scully and the major and many others of the elders repaired when they found the pace too fast for them. She hurried away to greet a party of new arrivals, while the major and Baumser wandered off in search of partners. Von Baumser heartily, suddenly protruding his hairy head into the room and smiling benignantly. Von Baumser cried, clapping his hands. I rather disapprove of his wearing a check suit on a Sunday, and I think he ought to have gone to church this morning; but he said he was tired after yesterday's journey, so I refrained from any remark on the subject We had a bottle of port for dinner, and drank dear Willie's dealth. Carrie objected strongly to my saying "Good old," but she made no remark when Willie used the double adjective. Then the veteran and another played the hostess and another lady, and the cunning old dog managed to lose in such a natural manner, and to pay up with such a good grace, and with so many pretty speeches and compliments, that the widow's partner was visibly impressed, a fact which, curiously enough, seemed to be anything but agreeable to the widow.

It was very wet in the evening, for which I was thankful, as it was a good excuse for going to bed early. In the first place he inquired in a very loud voice of Captain Tuck, at the other end of the table, whether that gentleman had ever met the deceased Major-General Scully, and being answered in the negative, he descanted fluently upon the merits of that imaginary warrior. August 15.-Cleared up a bit, so we all took the train to Margate, and the first person we met on the jetty was Gowing. Lupin replied that he had had a lively time of it, first with the train shaking the house all night, and then with the sun streaming in through the window in his eyes, and giving him a cracking headache. The boy who lives at my house? Homes with hidden passageways have a way of taking on new roles as times change, which was the case for the Octagon House in Fond du Lac, Wis.

You are like your father in that way. But I think we are far from being well enough as we are. I rather think I do. He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise. But some say his heart was greedy, and word got back to England that he was pirating England's ships, too. August 11.-Although it is a serious matter having our boy Lupin on our hands, still it is satisfactory to know he was asked to resign from the Bank simply because "he took no interest in his work, and always arrived an hour (sometimes two hours) late." We can all start off on Monday to Broadstairs with a light heart. For the non-professional players, it’s easy to see why these two table sports seem the same thing. Altogether both Mrs. Morrison and the boarders, in solemn conclave assembled, agreed that the thing looked very promising, and that it would be a credit to the establishment.