You have pushed it aside--not roughly, not with idle curiosity, but as a loving friend and counsellor.

And now if you can impart strength or comfort, do so; for both are needed." "The language of Mrs.Anthony pained me," said Mrs.De Lisle.
"Not more than it pained me," was the simple answer.
"And yet, Mrs.Dexter, though I observed you closely, I did not see the indignant flush on your face, that I had hoped to see mantling there." "It was a simple schooling of the exterior.

I felt that she was venturing on improper ground; but I did not care to let my real sentiments appear.

Mrs.Anthony lacks delicacy in some things." "Her remarks I regarded as an outrage.

But seriously, Mrs.Dexter, is your husband so much inclined to jealousy ?" "I am afraid so." "Do you think his purpose to leave Saratoga in the morning, springs from this cause ?" "I am not aware of any circumstance that should give rise to sudden apprehension in his mind.