The suggestion would have carried no weight with me for two reasons.

In the first place, Salemina is far-sighted.

If objects are located at some distance from her, she sees them clearly; but if they are under her very nose she overlooks them altogether, unless they are sufficiently fragrant or audible to address other senses.

This physical peculiarity she carries over into her mental processes.

Her impression of the Disruption movement, for example, would be lively and distinct, but her perception of a contemporary lover's quarrel (particularly if it were fought at her own apron-strings) would be singularly vague.