But you and he are a little like Aunt Elizabeth and me.

_She_ wants me to behave like a _grande dame_, and to know exactly who everybody is, and treat them accordingly, and be never too much interested in anything, but never bored; and always look beautiful, and, above all, _appropriate_.

And _I_--would rather be taking the dogs for a run on the moors, in a short skirt and big boots; or up at four in the morning otter-hunting; or out with the hounds; or--or--digging in the garden, for that matter;--than be the prettiest girl in London, and going to a State ball or the opera.

You see, I've tried both kinds of life now, and I know which I like best.

And--and flirting with people is pleasant enough in its way, but it gives you a kind of sick feeling afterwards, which hunting never does.