CHAPTER XIII.
EVEN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DOESN'T MATTER MUCH.
"I did not intend to stay for lunch," said Phyllis, "but your overpowering will swept me along with it, Ella.

But I hope you will let me say that I don't think you should jest about what is--what some people at any rate think very serious." "Phyllis is of Philistia," said Ella, "and Philistia was always given to ordeal by champions.

She thinks the attack made upon you by two missionaries in their newspaper organ quite disgraceful.

It doesn't seem so disgraceful after all." "I haven't seen the attack," said he.

"But I feel it to be very good of Miss Ayrton to think it disgraceful." "Of course I thought it disgraceful," said Phyllis, "and I came to Ella to talk it all over.