Either in opposition, or in the support of them, I maintain simply that the blinking sentimentalist helps to make civilization what it is, and civilization has a great deal of merit.
"Did you not leave your parasol behind you at Ipley ?" said Adela, as she met Cornelia in the afternoon.
Cornelia coloured.

Her pride supported her, and she violated fine shades painfully in her response: "Mr.Barrett left me there.

Is that your meaning ?" Adela was too much shocked to note the courageousness of the reply.
"Well! if all we do is to come into broad daylight!" was her horrified mental ejaculation.
The veil of life was about to be lifted for these ladies.

They found Arabella in her room, crying like an unchastened school-girl; and their first idea was one of intense condemnation--fresh offences on the part of Mrs.Chump being conjectured.

Little by little Arabella sobbed out what she had heard that day from Mr.Powys.
After the first stupor Adela proposed to go to her father instantly, and then suggested that they should all go.