That doesn't suit you at all--you're too fond of admiration, you like to be thought well of.

You think we can escape disagreeable duties by taking romantic views--that's your great illusion, my dear.

But we can't.

You must be prepared on many occasions in life to please no one at all--not even yourself." Isabel shook her head sadly; she looked troubled and frightened.

"This, for you, Henrietta," she said, "must be one of those occasions!" It was certainly true that Miss Stackpole, during her visit to Paris, which had been professionally more remunerative than her English sojourn, had not been living in the world of dreams.