Do not think me blind; do not think me heartless; but say, this is a poor girl, who is sadly perplexed, and is trying very hard to be good and wise, and not selfish.
"One line, to say you will consider my advice, and never hate nor despise your grateful and unhappy friend.
"GRACE CARDEN." When she had dispatched this letter, she felt heroic.
The next day, she wished she had not written it, and awaited the reply with anxiety.
The next day, she began to wonder at Little's silence: and by-and-by she was offended at it.

Surely what she had written with so great an effort was worth a reply.
Finally, she got it into her head that Little despised her.

Upon this she was angry with him for not seeing what a sacrifice she had made, and for despising her, instead of admiring her a little, and pitying her ever so much.

The old story in short--a girl vexed with a man for letting her throw dust in his eyes.
And, if she was vexed with Little for not appreciating her sacrifice, she was quite as angry with Coventry and Jael for being the causes of that unappreciated sacrifice.

So then she was irritable and cross.