It is a vile, unnatural life.

I am going to try and live somewhere where people are simpler, and where life is not made up of gambling and plotting and senseless luxuries.

I am tired to death of it all!" "You are going to be married ?" Stella turned away and hid her face.
"No!" she said, "I do not think so." There was a short silence.

Virginia rose to her feet.
"Well," she said, "I think you have been a little unkind to me, Stella.
I could have reached the bell and stopped you, only I hated to seem rude in your father's house." "I am sorry," Stella said simply.

"You see I am like all those other poor fools who care for a man.