6/18 Who was that man ?" "Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies. Now, now, Cousin William, you know yourself, it's very rude to insist on prying into other folks' secrets!" "Why _is_ it a secret? He's not one of our sort." "Don't be a snob! Remember you were born and brought up in the West, just as much as I was. And although you've now got to living high and mighty, you needn't look down on me or my friends!" "You're talking rubbish, Azalea. That man is not your friend,--he was talking to you on some business matter." "I'm not a business woman!" "You're not a woman at all! You're a young girl, and a very silly one,--to have secret dealings with a common-looking man. |