CHAPTER XVIII.

THE SURPRISE PARTY.

Exhibition day—Jessie invited out to tea—The return home—A surprise—The academy party—The collation—Marcus makes a speech—The box—Its contents—The nest of boxes, and their mottoes—Jessie’s curiosity excited—The letter—The portemonnaie and its contents—A new surprise—Jessie’s acknowledgment—The Hymn—Conclusion, 310

=Illustrations.=

PORTRAIT OF JESSIE, FRONTISPIECE VIGNETTE, TITLE PAGE WASHINGTON AND HIS HOME, 36 THE SNOW-HOUSE, 59 ESQUIMAUX SNOW-HUTS, 62 GALLERY OF LITERARY PORTRAITS (twenty-four figures), 89, 90 SUGAR BOILING, 124 THE MINIATURE, 149 GRAND MUFTI AND SLEEPY BRAHMIN (two figures), 176 THE BALANCED COIN, 177 MILD PUNISHMENT, 208 PORTRAIT OF THE SOCIABLE CONTRIBUTOR, 237 PORTRAIT OF THE HIGH-MINDED CONTRIBUTOR, 238 THE INTERVIEW, 262 TIP-TOP, 290 HOW TO CAGE A BIRD, 307 THE PICTURE ON THE BOX, 314

JESSIE.