4/17 "The War put an end to what I thought I might do for her. There has been _nobody_." "At present it is a curious fact that in one sense we know very little of each other's lives," he answered. "The old leisurely habit of observing details no longer exists. As Redcliff said in speaking of her--and girls generally--all the gates are thrown wide open." The Duchess was very silent for a space before she made her reply. Her feeling for her daughter is that of a pretty cat-like woman for something enragingly younger than herself. |