36/47 She corresponds to your description; it's for that I wish you to know her. She's beautiful, accomplished, generous and, for an American, well-born. She's also very clever and very amiable, and she has a handsome fortune." Mr.Osmond listened to this in silence, appearing to turn it over in his mind with his eyes on his informant. "What do you want to do with her ?" he asked at last. Put her in your way." "Isn't she meant for something better than that ?" "I don't pretend to know what people are meant for," said Madame Merle. |