257/297 She had not been there long, before, lowering her voice, she said in a confidential way-- "I was at Mrs.Comegys' to-day, and saw something that amazed me beyond every thing." "Indeed!" "Yes. You will be astonished when you hear it. Suppose you had purchased a dress and paid for a certain number of yards; and when the dress was sent home, you should find that the storekeeper had made a mistake and sent you three or four yards more than you had settled for. What would you do ?" "Send it back, of course." "Of course, so say I.To act differently would not be honest. Do you think so ?" "It would not be honest for me." "No, nor for any one. |