35/47 That cloth is beautiful." "There is a tea-stain on it," declared Mrs.Lee, pointing triumphantly. "They must use it." She looked hard at the stain on the tea-cloth. "It's a pity to get tea on such a cloth as that," said she. "It will never come out." "Oh, I don't believe that will trouble them much," said Mrs.Lee, with soft maliciousness. She indicated with the pointed toe of her best calling-shoe, a hole in the corner of the resplendent Eastern rug. |