It takes a woman to understand her own sex." "Maybe so," he said soothingly; "but we will leave the disagreeable subject for to-night at least, shall we not ?" "Yes; and, oh, I do hope the weather to-morrow will not be such as to afford her an excuse for prolonging her stay!" "I hope not, indeed, love," he responded; "but let us resolve, that, if it does, we will try to bear the infliction patiently, and give our self-invited guest no right to accuse us of a lack of hospitality toward her.

Let us not forget or disobey the Bible injunction, to 'use hospitality one to another without grudging.'" "I'll try not to.

I'll be as good to her as I can, without feeling that I am acting insincerely." "And that is all I ask, love.

Your perfect freedom from any thing approaching to deceit is one of your greatest charms, in your husband's eyes," he said, tenderly caressing her.

"It would, I am sure, be quite impossible for me to love a wife in whose absolute truth and sincerity I had not entire confidence." "And you do love me, your foolish, faulty little wife ?" she said, in a tone that was a mixture of assertion and inquiry, while her lovely eyes gazed searchingly into his.
"Dearly, dearly, my sweet!" he said, smiling fondly down upon her.