She herself, however, was interested; and it was when she most frankly owned to this, laying both anger and humility aside, that she was happiest in the presence of her new acquaintance.

She liked to talk to her, and she liked to make her talk.

From these conversations she was soon able to build up a picture of Miss Buchanan's life.

She came of an old Scotch family, and she had spent her childhood and girlhood in an old Scotch house.

This house, Althea was sure, she really did enjoy talking about.