Everything looks that way to me." "It may be that you are right," I answered.

"Society is getting on famously.

But what is it you want to ask me ?" "Simply this," she replied.

"What is it which interests you so much in Mrs.Chester ?" I looked at her in astonishment.

"Truly," I exclaimed, "that is a remarkable question." "I know it," she replied, "and I suppose you are saying to yourself, 'Here is a girl who has known me less than three days, and yet she asks me to tell her about my feeling towards another woman.' But, really, it seems to me that as you have not known that other woman three days, as much friendship and confidence might spring up in the one case as affection in the other." "Affection!" said I."Have I said anything about affection ?" "No, you have not," she replied; "and if there isn't any affection, of course that ends this special study on my part." We reached the top of the hill, but I forgot to look out upon the view.