6/17 Have I not guessed aright ?" "Partially, at least; some such expressions were used." "Of course, they always are. I do not know whether they form merely a part of her stock in trade, or are spoken earnestly. You would laugh to hear the tales of wild and thrilling adventure which she picks up, and actually believes. That Jack Moffat possesses the most marvellous imagination for such things, and if I make fun of his impossible stories she becomes angry in an instant." "I am afraid you do not greatly admire this Miss Spencer ?" "Oh, but I do; truly I do. You must not think me ungrateful. |