And she must like me, for she asks my advice about everything in her life." "Does she take it ?" "Yes--generally.

Sometimes I have to make her take it." "She has a mother.

Why does she not go to her ?" "Mrs.Denning knows nothing about certain subjects.

I am Dora's social godmother, and she must dress and behave as I tell her to do.

Poor Mrs.
Denning! I am so sorry for her--another cup of coffee, Ruth--it is not very strong." "Why should you be sorry for Mrs.Denning, Her husband is enormously rich--she lives in a palace, and has a crowd of men and women servants to wait upon her--carriages, horses, motor cars, what not, at her command." "Yet really, Ruth, she is a most unhappy woman.