Page 11 (1/1)

I didn't care for this picnic, and didn't see why I was invited as er than ht be misconstrued, and so I went We sat around the white tablecloth enof viands, Miss Sprig was asked to help herself to olives that happened to be near her

"Yes, do, while you have opportunity," said Mrs Purblind

"I always e with a siested that, as a synonyht stand in its stead

I detest such speeches, they are properly ter in stamina--fiber of any sort But I could have endured it, as I had endured much else of the same sort that day, had it not come from Mr Chance It may be foolish of me, but his tone and his words of the day before were still with nified, so sensible, so manly, that I respected and admired him Up to that time I had not felt that I knew him, but after he spoke in that way, it seemed as if ere acquainted Now I sa utterly usted

The silly little speech I have quoted was not all, by any means; there were more of the same kind, and actions that corresponded Evidently he was one of those instru zephyr With a self-respecting woirl, he was silly and fathat could be depended upon

I was placed in a difficult position just then Had I acted upon my impulse, I should have risen and walked off--such conduct is an affront to womanhood, I think; but I was held in rounded, that arded as an expression of jealousy, the jealousy of an old er and prettier than herself This is but one of the many instances of the injustice of the world I don't think that I am addicted to jealousy, but I ht have felt jealous had I been eclipsed by a beautiful or gifted woman, but it would be i a ht acquaintance, devote hiard as not only my mental inferior, but also as beneath me morally and socially as well The only sensation of which I was cognizant was a disgust toward the man, and mortification over the mistaken estimate of his character, that had ledwith myself