CHRISTMAS EVE It was only a small episode, but it made an impression upon Doris that she was slow to forget.

It was not that she resented the assertion of authority.

She had the fairness to admit his right, but in a very subtle fashion it hurt her.

It made her feel more than ever the hollowness of the bargain, to which he had made such grim allusion.

It added, moreover, to her uneasiness, making her suspect that he was fully as dissatisfied as she.