14/26 I shall not be content to stick at this--ordinary--kind of journalistic work. I shall aim at something better--something perhaps even as good as that," she held up the marked article. "I wonder if she realizes how fortunate she is--to appear between the same covers as Swinburne!" "It is not fortune altogether," Kendal answered; "she works hard." "Do you know her? Tell me, though, what is she like, and particularly how old is she ?" Kendal had begun to paint again; it was a compliment he was able to pay only to a very few people. "I shall certainly repeat it to her," he said. |