Like all persons of common origin, Mr.Craig, you exaggerate human differences.

They are not differences of kind, but of degree." Craig quivered and reddened at "common origin," as Madam Bowker expected and hoped.

She had not felt that she was taking a risk in thus hardily ignoring her own origin; Lard had become to her, as to all Washington, an unreality like a shadowy reminiscence of a possible former sojourn on earth.

"I see," pursued she, "that I hurt your vanity by my frankness--" "Not at all! Not at all!" blustered Joshua, still angrier--as Madam Bowker had calculated.
"Don't misunderstand me," pursued she tranquilly.

"I was simply stating a fact without aspersion.