13/23 Her conclusion was that she would very much like to show her niece, if it were possible, how to live, or as she put it, how to be a reasonable person. She thought that there must be something wrong in this confusion between politics and kissing politicians, and that an elder person ought to be able to help. "It's a pity to be intimate with people who are--well, rather second-rate, like the Dalloways, and to find it out later." "But how does one know ?" Rachel asked. "You'll have to find out for yourself. But try and--Why don't you call me Helen ?" she added. |