Art speaks to him the common language of his loves, his dreams, reveals to him the universal kinship." Mrs.Denton's friends called upon her, and most of them invited her to their houses.

A few were politicians, senators or ministers.

Others were bankers, heads of business houses, literary men and women.

There were also a few quiet folk with names that were historical.

They all thought that war between France and England would be a world disaster, but were not very hopeful of averting it.