38/48 I don't think I could bear to see Kitty Ellison again. I'm glad she did n't come to visit us in Boston, though, after what happened, she could n't, poor thing! I wonder if she 's ever regretted her breaking with him in the way she did. It's a very painful thing to think of,--such an inconclusive conclusion; it always seemed as if they ought to meet again, somewhere." "I don't believe she ever wished it." "A man can't tell what a woman wishes." "Well, neither can a woman," returned Basil, lightly. "It was a very fine point,--a very little thing to reject a man for. I felt that when I first read her letter about it." Basil yawned. |