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than good thought of every one. let me
tell you. Then there's that Mrs Noodle
that you think truth iiself-I don't ii you
90. Consistency is a jewel | suppose
it has never entered your head that the /
first opportunity which she had of ridi |
culing your peculiarities behind your
back she would embrace it, No. have
no faith in her truth; and you were serv-
ed quite right for interfering between
Mrs. Marston and that Mrs. --.
What's her name, that woman of admir-.
cb.e principles? 1t is such pity you
did no! like her. should place great
confidence in person who brough. for
ward their principles on every OCCASION,
said Mrs. Grsssdell, sarcastically.
Mrs. Grimshaw you mean. Well.
now, she really did try to &C, from duty.
BIZ. i. made her very disagreeable never.
thslrss,"
Il would mol give fig for her sense
of duty noe .her principles nor for her
either. Yes. wonld too. for that was a
capital piece of advice she gave you.-
You never do sc, any thanks for defend
ing your friends. The truth is. it is hu-
initiating to be placed in position that
requires defence. don't doubt but that
Mrs. Hunter has firted with Mr.. Mars
ton, and every other gentlemln, married
or single, who will give her an opp0rtu
nifty. | have always heard her spoken
of as flirt--a despicsble character Tor
married woman
'Ah, indeed don't think she 6ir!s. e.
len. She is attractive. and The gentle
men like to hear her talk-she has such
an interesting way
Interesting way' hum! ] just wish
she had tried her interesting ways with
your husband. How did you like Mrs.
Canningl
L was very much pleased with her at
first. but | know she did not like me-
Wha. was that you heard from friend
OF hers?'
Il could not tegin TO tell you all. Do
you remember asking her if her husband
WASH. of low origin?'
Il never did. | never asked such
question in my life. Why, Anna. j, seems
40 ma people are crazy 10 tell such sto-
ries'
We'd noe. you ce:tainss did say
something of tho kind, for Che did not
dtslike you y fist
stop. DO remember tskine her once
ii her friends did not object to her Bss-
Sage with Ms. Canning. bu. surely that
could no, have offended her. Intended
i.ns compliment. far she is beautiful
enough 10 have been queen
We'll, you are strange woman.-
DJn't pay people such equiyocal compli-
ments. beg OF you. l suppose you left
Parker's on bad terms with every one,
didn't you?'
No, indeed. did not. Only Miss So
mers. All the other ladies' were so kind
those few days that | was sick, aud did
everything in their power to help me- eff.
Il don't doubt it, said Mrs. Grassdell
with low. merry. little laugh.
Mrs. Bentley felt her cheeks burning.
bu: she could not equal her sister in Jaw
in re.or.s, ond she wisely KEEP! silence.
Mrs. Grassdell. who was very clear.
headed, and took an amazingly common
sense view Of everything, saw at glance
the estimation in which Mrs. Bentley had
been held at Parker's, and the apparent
cause she had given them for so holding
her. She also knew that her slster-in-
law was very far from being a wiltul
mischief maker; but at the same time she
saw her faults in so exaggerated poiri
of view, that i: untitled her TO be OF as
much use az q less prejudicei person
would have been. However. what she
said had the effect OF causing Mrs. Bent
ley to reflect upon how far she had been
instrumental in producing the unpleasant
state OF things that existed. and she saw
that although her errors had been limo
cent ones, they had been errors none The
less. She knew also from tales Of pas
summers which she had heard a, Parker's
tina. il had no. been the first time tina
disagreeable things had happened; and SHE
saw the necessity Of great care and watch
fuIness in n house where so many dissim
liar dispositions were congregaIed. L
had been her first experience in boarding
and fortunately it came at period o
life when she could not fail to be bene
flied by il. Thereafter she was some
what more distrus!ful of those with WHOM
she was thrown, and not quite SO apt t,
fall into her cid enthusiasts. Her un
deserved reputation as q mischief make
amongst the set she had met at Parker
she felt able to live down; and the mortI
fcation which she experienced a, the time
was fully recompenced by hearing after
ward that Mrs. Nolen, whose acquaint
snce she still kept up. and who continu
ed her particular admiration. had said tina
i. was impossible to form just estimat
OF boarding house acquaintance. an
that never had she been more deceive
than in the opinion she had been led
form Of Mrs. Bentley upon hes first &C
quain,ance with her.
have finished my sketch. II lays n
Claims to being story. In fact. hav
been giving faithful narration of actus
occurrences. have had my object in S
doing. and if any one has patience suff
Gle mt 10 read it through, and in futur
summers to profit by Mrs. Bentley's e,
perience. two objects may be served in
stead of one.
NV husband, Dir. Jeremiah Ffoth, say
that I might have saved the paper. pei
- all time that have consumed i