Nobody

girl you were so ta

rly taken last ni

from by a mental reservation, saying to himsel

ou had so much to

er. I had to be civil to so

s she,

me is L

nd Mrs. Wishart spoke so I could not help but understand her; but I mean so

Wishart; and she comes fr

an see

he brother asked

o," the sister returned co

ce anything ab

are a

en. If you only knew a thing or

d not take me anywhere,

hro

ping short in his walk up and down the floor;-

o a third member of the party,-"do

ut sensible-looking, sat in the glow of the fireshine, doing nothing. Both were extremely well dressed, if "well" means in the fashion and in rich stuffs, and with no s

keep anything, his heart least of all. And this girl mamma, I tell

ee her; I go to

othrop by accident! Wel

-four

se a fellow goes where he can amuse himself and have t

ll, Tom, take care! it

n't do?"

o marry in that way. If your fortune was ready made to your hand, or if you were established in your profession and at the

e elder lady here. "Tom is wise

she is very pretty. But she has no style; she' is as poor as a mouse; she knows nothing of the world; and to crown all,

e you?" asked

, Tom, and you

you know

he girl coolly. "Sh

told

es

ow

at to do with it; and she looked at me as if I were a poor heathen-which I suppose she thought me-and sai

gion hurts a woman,

o much of it-" the mother remarked,

mean by too much, mothe

y her own showing, Juli

k to him," u

ar, I think. To

when he is in

g man; tall, well formed, very well dressed, hair and moustaches carefully trimmed, and fe

u,-I never saw a nicer girl than Lois Lothrop. And I think all

papers w

r chances by choosing a girl who would give you no sort of help. And you would regret it yourse

do it. But why sh

irl would not be a good wife for you. Sh

hose circumstances; but he only remarked that he believed the

s a very bad thing for a girl not to have family. That deprives her husband of a great advantage; and besides, saddles upon him o

, "or she would not be

her a cousin of

has here for the purpose of befriending her; she'll marry her off if she can; and you would do as well as another. I

remarked that Mrs. Wishart

course she would like to see this little gir

hter. "I never saw her do any

flaring up. "W

she p

the performances of you young ladies on the piano. It's just

she

n't k

e speak

nts her to speak French? We

nguage, there are so many foreigners that one meets in society.

suppose, do girls in general know? girls with ever so much money and family? And who cares

he sister softly; but Tom flung out

the elder lady, now thrus

e do not do something-we s

girl, Julia? I

she said. "I suppose the

don

as not the least bit of style; not the least bit! She is rather pe

said the mother,

And yet it is very marked. Just tha

kwa

N

ard. How

N

ulia? What i

if it were a shade or two darker; and it is somewhat wavy and curly, and heaps itself around her head in a way that is like a picture. She don't dress it in the fashion; I don't believe there is a hairpin in it, and I am sure there isn't a cushion, or anything; only this bright brown hair puffing and waving and curling it

d the mother, kn

look any further. And Tom above all. I tell you, he is smitten, mamma

gs hard, too,"

" was the sis

can be

. Your health will never stand the March

he

, for in

like it

how than to let Tom get

uld be bette

ke Tom, or any man, once gets a thing of this sort in his head, it is hopeless. He'

somet

e. I hope for the credit of

on," observed the e

y difference with Tom,

s are more dangero

we were going to give? I should

"Let it be a luncheon party; and get Tom to go down into the