She turned her head slightly so that her eyes might rest upon this tabernacle of fear and illusion, and renewed the assault refreshed.
"How is it, then, that newspapers away off in New York and Massachusetts speak of you in this outrageous fashion?
They're so far away that it seems strange they speak of you at all." He laughed with relief, feeling that the question marked a retreat toward weaker fortifications.
"You're not very complimentary, are you, Hallie?
They must think me of some importance or they'd let me alone.

I wouldn't subscribe to that clipping bureau if you fear we're too much in the limelight.

I've been taking the service of one of these bureaus for several years, and I read every line the papers print about me.

It's part of the regular routine in my office to paste them in scrapbooks." "I shouldn't think you could burn them fast enough; what if the children should see them some day!" "Well, you may be surprised to know that they're not all so bitter.

Once in a long while I get a kind word.