It Happened Yesterday. By Frederick Marshall. (Blackwood and Sons.)—This is
an uncanny story of what may be called hypnotism. A German girl, of noble birth, but very poor, goes to live as companion to a French bourgeoise, who has inherited great wealth. Her employer's nephew, a young Frenchman of the intensely patriotic type, begins by hating her, and gradually, a marvellous transformation having been made meanwhile in her appearance by the skill of Parisian modistes, falls in love with her. Then another influence comes in. A Russian friend of the nephew subjects the girl to a strong "will-influence." Various complica- tions follow, ending in a duel and the Russian's death. The heroine is left professing eternal fidelity to the memory of her "master," to whom she owes, she says, the most precious part of her life. What good he had done her we cannot profess to under- stand ; but there will be always those who will "lead captive silly women."
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