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The Dancing Hours. By Harold Ohlson. (John Lane. 6s.)— This

very delightful story of an innocent adventuress should be read by every one who wishes for en hour's entertainment in which to forget the war. Jane, the heroine, is a most attractive figure, and if the coincidence is a little far-fetched by which she selects as the victim of her blameless blackmail the lady who can reveal to her the story of her birth, the results are so agreeable that the reader will not cavil at the improbability. Gustavus Floyd, a wise and urbane society bachelor, is exceedingly well drawn, and all the personages of . the little drama are lifelike and convincing.