Her companion, seeming to have dismissed from mind their subject of conversation, began to talk of Egypt, and the delight she promised herself there.
Presently Bertha reverted to the unfinished story.
"Oh, it doesn't interest you." "Doesn't it indeed! Please go on.

You had just explained all about 'Sanctuary'-- which isn't really a bad picture at all." "Oh, Bertha!" cried the other in pained protest.

"That's your good nature.

You never can speak severely of anybody's work.

The picture is shameful, shameful! And its successor, I am too sure, will be worse still, from what I have heard of it.