"Lady Helena is always talking to me about cultivating what she calls 'elegant repose.' Poor, dear grandmamma! Her perfect idea of good manners seems to me to be a simple absence--in society, at least--of all emotion and all feeling.
I, for one, do not admire the nil admirari system." "I am sure Lady Helena admires you, Bee," said her sister.
"Yes," was the careless reply.

"Only imagine, Lillian, yesterday, when Lady Cairn told me some story about a favorite young friend of hers the tears came to my eyes.

I could not help it, although the drawing room was full.

Lady Helena told me I should repress all outward emotion.
Soon after, when Lord Dolchester told me a ridiculous story about Lady Everton, I laughed--heartily, I must confess, though not loudly--and she looked at me.

I shall never accomplish 'elegant repose.'" "You would not be half so charming if you did," replied her sister.
"Then it is so tempting to say at times what one really thinks! I can not resist it.