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times come and plague her. Perhaps they ring the door-bell or knock and then run away."

"We had better not try again," said Florence "We will go home and tell mother that we have found a handsome street, but that she must come herself and look at the rooms."

"No," said Grimkie, "we will not give up yet. We will try once more. In fact it was partly my fault in not telling her in the first instance how it happened that we came alone."

So they walked along a little farther, till they came to a pleasant looking house, with pretty curtains at the second story windows. Grimkie knocked at the door. A young girl came to open it. Grimkie had already prepared in his mind what he was to say to the landlady herself if she had appeared, but he was for a moment at a loss when he saw the young girl. He said, however, "I came to see about rooms.'

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"Walk in, sir,” said the girl. Then speaking at a door at the back of the entry, she said, "Mrs. Williams, somebody to see about rooms.'

A moment afterward a woman dressed in black, and with rather a sad expression of countenance, appeared. She looked at Grimkie and Florence with some appearance of surprise, but she seemed nevertheless disposed to give them a polite reception.

"We belong to a little party that came to Jersey this morning from Granville," said Grimkie. "Besides us two there is my aunt and my cousin John. My aunt was somewhat fatigued with the voyage, and so she remained at the hotel while we came to see if we could find Jodgings, and we thought perhaps you would let us look at your rooms."

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Certainly," said Mrs. Williams.

rooms would you like ?"

“What

"My aunt said that she would like a drawingroom and two bed-rooms," said Grimkie.

Mrs. Williams said that her drawing-room was let, but that her parlor was at liberty, if that would do.

"Yes," said Grimkie. "A parlor, that is just what we want-and two bed-rooms.”

Grimkie used the words parlor and drawingroom indiscriminately, not being aware of the 'distinction which the English lodging-house keepers make between these two terms. These houses are almost all built on the same plan, and are similar to what are called English basement houses in New York. The lower front room, which is only raised a few steps from the street, is called the parlor. Above the parlor, in the second story, is a larger, and usually a much more handsomely furnished room, which is called

the drawing-room. It is larger than the parlor, for it extends across the whole breadth of the house, including the space occupied by the entry on the lower floor.

Behind the drawing-room, on the same floor, is a bed-room, which is usually let with the drawing-room. The bed-room which goes usually with the parlor, when that is let separately from the drawing-room, is in the third story.

As soon as Grimkie learned the true state of the case, he at once perceived that the rooms which Mrs. Williams had to let would not answer, as it would be much more convenient and agreeable to his aunt to have the room which was to be used as sitting-room and dining-room nearer to her bed-room. After explaining this to Mrs. Williams and saying to her that he was sorry to have put her to the trouble of showing her rooms to no purpose, he bade her goodmorning, and he and Florence went away.

"Grimkie," said Florence, as soon as they were in the street again, “we had better give it up. I feel discouraged."

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66 "Oh no!" said Grimkie. "I feel more encouraged than ever. We know now exactly what we want. There are ever so many more houses to try."

CHAPTER XVI.

GETTING SETTLED IN LODGINGS.

AFTER visiting one or two more houses, Grimkie found rooms at last that he thought would be exactly what his aunt would like. The rooms were in a house situated on the sunny side of the street, and exactly opposite, on the other side of the street, was a large garden, which not only opened the rooms which he had chosen to the light and to the sun, but also afforded a charming prospect from the windows. The name of the landlady of this house was Mrs. Jones.

The suite of rooms which Grimkie proposed to take consisted of the drawing-room and the bed-room back of it, and also another bed-room on the floor above. This upper bed-room was for himself and John. The lower one, which was larger and more handsomely furnished, was for his aunt and Florence.

The drawing-room was a pretty large room, and was very fully furnished. There was a sofa in it and two large and very comfortable looking

arm-chairs, and a handsome mahogany sideboard, and a round table in the middle of the room, and one or two other tables at the sides, and full curtains at the windows, and a great many pictures and engravings hanging upon the walls. There was a clock upon the mantelpiece, with other mantel ornaments on each side of it, and a mirror behind them. In a word, it was a very pleasant and comfortable looking room.

"I think my aunt will like the rooms," said Grimkie. 66 At any rate we will tell her about them and ask her to come and see them." I suppose she will wish to know what the price is."

"The price for the three rooms is twenty-five shillings a week," said Mrs. Jones.

"British or Jersey ?" asked Grimkie.

"British," said Mrs. Jones. "The rent of rooms in Jersey is always British.”

A great many things in Jersey are sold by what is called the Jersey currency, the shillings of which are of less value than the shilling sterling. Grimkie had learned from the guide-book that it was often necessary to inquire, before making a bargain, which currency was meant, in order to prevent misunderstandings.

“That includes the cookery, I suppose ?" said Grimkie

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