"The black one is Madelene," replied she, and her ability to speak in such an indifferent tone of such an important person surprised him.

"The blonde is Walpurga.

I used to detest Madelene.

She always treated me as if I hadn't any sense." "Well, you can't blame her for that, Del," said Arthur.

"You've been a great deal of a fool in your day--before you blossomed out.