She went on softly, holding him with her eyes: "You may find me a simple creature--" "_A propos_," laughed Kendal easily, "what is this particular noble end ?" "Bah!" she said, "you are right It was a lie, and it had no end at all.

I am complex enough, I dare say.

But this is true, that my egotism is like a little flame within me.

All the best things feed it, and it is so clear that I see everything in its light.

To me it is most dear and valuable, it simplifies things so.