47/48 She came home attended by the rumor of her triumphs and enriched by a splendid wardrobe and many fine pieces of jewelry. She told modestly enough the story of the life she had been leading, and Mrs.Hatton was intensely interested in it. "Dear knows one cannot weary in her company. She has an opinion on every subject." "She has been in highly cultivated society and it has improved her a great deal, mother. Perhaps if Lucy had had the same opportunity she would have been equally benefited." "I beg to remind you, John, of what you said about training trees--'the nature of the tree has to be taken into account'; no amount of training could make an oak out of a willow." "True, mother. |