5/9 He found Hope Wayne always friendly and generous. She frankly owned that he had shown her many charming things in poetry that she had not known, and had helped her to form juster opinions. It was natural she should think it was Arthur who had helped her. She did not know that it was a very different person who had done the work--a person whose name was Abel Newt. For it was her changing character--changing in consequence of her acquaintance with Abel--which modified her opinions; and Arthur arrived upon her horizon at the moment of the change. |