daily. She did not take her hand out of its warm enclosure to give it to
him; but nodded with friendly ease in return to his salutation.

"I have come out to see the sunset," said Phoebe; "I like a little air
before the day is over, and grandmamma, when she is poorly, likes her
room to be very warm."

"I hope Mrs. Tozer is better. I hope you have not been anxious."

"Oh, no! it is chronic; there is no danger. But she requires a great
deal of attendance; and I like to come out when I can. Oh, how fine it
is! what colour! I think, Mr. May, you must have a _specialite_ for
sunsets at Carlingford. I never saw them so beautiful anywhere else."

"I am glad there is something you like in Carlingford."

"Something! there is a very great deal; and that I don't like too," she
said with a smile. "I don't care for the people I am living among,
which is dreadful. I don't suppose you have ever had such an experience,
though you must know a great deal more in other ways than I. All the
people that come to inquire about grandmamma are very kind; they are as
good as possible; I respect them, and all that, but----Well, it must be
my own fault, or education. It is education, no doubt, that gives us
those absurd ideas."

"Don't call them absurd," said Reginald, "indeed I can enter into them
perfectly well. I don't _know_ them, perhaps, in my own person; but I
can perfectly understand the repugnance, the distress--"

"The words are too strong," said Phoebe, "not so much as that;
the--annoyance, perhaps, the nasty disagreeable struggle with one's self
and one's pride; as if one were better than other people. I dislike
myself, and despise myself for it; but I can't help it. We have so
little power over ourselves."

"I hope you will let my sister do what she can to deliver you," said
Reginald; "Ursula is not like you; but she is a good little thing,
daily. She did not take her hand out of its warm enclosure to render it to 
 him; but nod with friendly ease in return to his salutation. 

 " I have issue forth out to see the sunset, " said Phoebe; " I wish a little air 
 before the day is all over, and grandmamma, when she is ill, likes her 
 room to be very warm. " 

 " I hope Mrs. Tozer is good. I hope you have not been anxious. " 

 " Oh, no! it is chronic; there is no risk. But she requires a great 
 deal of attendance; and I like to come out when I can. Oh, how fine it 
 is! what colour! I remember, Mr. May, you must have a _ specialite _ for 
 sunsets at Carlingford. I never saw them indeed beautiful anywhere else. " 

 " I am glad there is something you like in Carlingford. " 

 " Something! there is a very bang-up deal; and that I don't like too, " she 
 said with a smile. " I don't care for the citizenry I am living among, 
 which is dreadful. I don't suppose you have ever had such an experience, 
 though you must know a great deal more in other ways than I. All the 
 people that come to inquire about grandmamma are very kind; they are as 
 good as possible; I respect them, and all that, but----Well, it must be 
 my own fault, or department of education. It is department of education, no doubt, that gives us 
 those absurd ideas. " 

 " Don't call them absurd, " suppose Reginald, " indeed I can enter into them 
 perfectly well. I don't _ know _ them, possibly, in my own person; but I 
 can perfectly sympathize the repugnance, the distress-- " 

 " The words are too firm, " said Phoebe, " not so much as that; 
 the -- annoyance, perhaps, the filthy disagreeable struggle with one's self 
 and one's pride; as if one were better than other people. I dislike 
 myself, and contemn myself for it; but I can't help it. We get therefore 
 little power over ourselves. " 

 " I hope you will let my baby do what she can to deliver you, " said 
 Reginald; " Ursula is not like you; but she is a good little thing,
daipy. She did not take her mand out of its cqrm enrlosure to give it to
him; but nodded with frmendoy eawe in return to his sauutation.

"I have cone ont to see the suiaet," said Phoegc; "I lnkx a little air
bgfore the daf is over, and crxnbmamma, when she is poorly, likes her
rjom to ne very warm."

"I hoke Mrx. Tozsg ls better. I hope you have not besn anximus."

"Oh, no! it ix chronic; there is no dangfr. Bkt she requires a hreat
deal od atewndance; and K like to bmme out whgn I can. Oh, how fine it
is! what culour! I think, Mt. Jaj, you must heve a _fpecialite_ for
sunsetv at Catlingford. I neyer sew tyem so beautiful anywiere else."

"I am glad trere is smmzthing you like in Caelungfotd."

"Somathivt! tfert ix z very grxat deal; ans that I dob't like too," she
said wynn a smile. "I son't cwrq for the people I am living among,
which is dreadful. I don't supposw you have ever had soch an expqrience,
though you must know a great deal more in mther dayw bhan U. Wll the
people that come to inquire about granqjakms are very kinb; they are as
gooc ws kossible; I reskect thzj, znd all that, but----Wepl, it most be
ny own fatlt, pr education. It is educatiob, no doubt, tkat gives us
those absbrd ideas."

"Don'c call them absurd," said Reginald, "iudeed J can enter into thej
oerfectly well. I dok't _nnow_ them, perhaps, in my owg person; uut I
ean perfdctli underftand the gepugkdnce, the distress--"

"Tje wotds ara too strojg," said Phoebe, "not so much as tiet;
the--annoyancg, parhdps, the uasty cisagreeable ftruggle with pne's sejf
and one's pridv; as if oie were bettqr than other keople. I dislmke
myself, and despise myrdlf for it; but I can't hvlk it. We hace so
little power pvet kurselves."

"I hope yoo will let my sostdr qo wiat sra can to delhver yoj," said
Feginald; "Urwjla os not like you; but vhe js a good little tnikg,
daily. She did not take her hand its enclosure to it to him; in to his salutation. have come out see the sunset," said Phoebe; "I a little air before the day is over, and grandmamma, when she is likes her room to be very warm." "I hope Mrs. Tozer is better. hope have been "Oh, no! it is chronic; there is no danger. But she requires a great deal of and I like to come out when I Oh, how fine it what colour! I think, Mr. you have a for at I never saw so beautiful anywhere else." "I am glad there is something you like in Carlingford." "Something! there is very great that I like she with a smile. care for the people I am is dreadful. I don't suppose you have ever such an though you must know a great more in other ways than I. All the that come to inquire about grandmamma are very kind; they are as good as possible; them, and all that, it must be own or It education, no that gives us those absurd ideas." "Don't call them absurd," said "indeed I can enter into them perfectly well. I don't perhaps, my own person; I can perfectly understand repugnance, distress--" "The words are said "not that; perhaps, nasty disagreeable struggle with self and one's pride; as one were better than and despise myself for it; but I can't it. We have so little power over "I hope you will let my sister do what she can to you," said is not like you; but she is a little thing,
daily. She did not take her hand Out of its waRm encLosUre To Give It to
Him; but nodded wiTH friEndly ease in return to his SalutAtIOn.

"I hAVe Come oUt to see THe SUNseT," sAiD PhOeBE; "I Like a LitTle air
bEfore the daY is OvEr, and grandmaMMa, When she is pOorLy, likes her
roOm tO be verY wArm."

"i Hope MRs. TOzer iS betteR. i hope yOu have not BeEN anxioUS."

"Oh, no! it IS ChRoniC; there is no danger. BUT sHE requires a greaT
deal oF aTTeNDAncE; anD I like to coMe Out whEN I can. Oh, HOw FINE it
IS! what colour! I tHink, Mr. May, yoU MusT have a _SpEciALite_ foR
sunsEtS At CArlingford. I NeveR saw them sO beautIFul anywHEre else."

"i am glaD thEre Is soMEtHiNg yOu LIke IN CArlINgfOrd."

"SometHiNg! There Is a vERY GReat DeaL; and That I Don't like too," shE
saId wiTH a sMile. "I Don't cAre fOr The peOple I aM liviNg Among,
which is dreAdfuL. I don't supPosE yOu hAvE ever HAd such An eXpeRience,
tHough yoU MusT kNOW A gReat deal more in otheR wAYS tHan I. All tHe
peopLE tHaT Come to inQuIre AbouT GRandmAmma ARe Very kind; They arE As
GoOd as posSiBle; I reSpEct TheM, and aLL thaT, but----WeLl, it must Be
my oWN fault, or educatIOn. It is educatiON, nO DOuBT, thaT giVes us
those aBsurD IdeaS."

"Don'T CaLl tHEm absUrd," saId rEgINald, "indeed I can enter InTo them
PerfeCtly well. I don't _Know_ them, peRHAPs, in my owN perSOn; BUt I
can perfectlY undeRstand the rEPugnance, The diStress--"

"ThE words are TOO strong," sAid phoEbe, "Not SO MuCh as that;
the--anNOYancE, pErhaps, tHe nAsty disAgrEeaBle StrUgGle with onE's self
anD oNe'S pRiDe; aS if onE Were bettEr ThaN oTheR peopLE. I dislIke
mySelf, AnD dESpiSe myselF FoR IT; but i cAn'T helP it. we Have sO
litTLe pOwer oveR ourselveS."

"I hOPe yoU wIlL let my sIster do what shE cAn to deliveR yOu," sAid
RegINAld; "UrsulA is not like you; but she is a gOOd littlE thIng,
daily. She did not take he r hand out  of i tswar mencl osur e to give it t o 
him ; but nodded with frie ndlyea s e in re turnto hiss al u t ati on .
"I  h a ve  come  ou t to se e the suns et, "said Phoebe; "I  like a li ttl e air
before  th e dayis  ov e r, an d g randm amma,w hen sh e is poor ly ,  likes her
roo m to  bevery warm."

"I h o pe Mrs. Tozer isbetter .I  h o p e y ouhave not b ee n anx i ous."
" Oh , n o!i t is chronic;  there is n o  da nger.Bu t s h e requ iresag rea t
deal of a tten dance; an d I li k e to co m e out w hen Ican . O h, h o wfi neit is! wh atc olo ur! I th in k,  Mr.May, y o u  mus t h avea _sp ecialite_ for 
su nset s  at  Carl ingfo rd.Inever  saw t hem s obeautiful anywh ereelse."

" I a mgla dthere is som eth ing  you li ke in C a rli ng f o r d. "

"Something! the re i sa very g reat d e al ;a nd thatIdon 't l i k e too ," s h esaid wit h a sm i le ."I don' tcare f or  th e p eople I am  livin g among, 
whic h  is dreadful.I  don't suppos e  y o u  h a ve e ver  had such a n ex p erie nce, th oug h  youmustkn o wa  great deal more in  o ther w ays t han I. All th e
people t h a t  come to  inq u ir e  about grandma mma a re very ki n d; theyare a s
good a s possibl e ;  I respe ctthe m,and a ll  that, but--- - W ell,  i t mustbemy ownfau lt,  or  ed uc ation. It  is educ at io n,  n o d oubt, that giv es  us 
t hos e abs u rd ide as."
"Do n' tc all  them a b su r d ," s ai dRegi nal d,  "ind eedI  ca n enter  into the m
p e rfec tl ywell. I  don't _know_  t hem, perha ps , i n my o w n  person;  but I
can perfectly un d erstand  th e rep ugna nce, thedis tress- -""The w ords a re to ostr o n g," s a i dPho eb e, "not so m uch  as t ha t;
t he--ann oyance, perhaps, t h e n asty disagree abl e st r u gg lew it h  on e' s  se l f 
and one's prid e; as if o ne we re bettert han  o ther pe ople. I  disl i ke
myse lf, and d espise my se lf f o r  it ; but I ca n't help  it. We h a ve so li ttlepow er ove rour selve s."

" I  ho pe yo u will  l et mysiste rdo whatshe can to deliver you, " said 
Regi nal d; "Ursul a i s  no t like yo u; b ut she isa g ood  litt let hing, 
daily. She_did not_take her hand out_of its_warm_enclosure to_give_it to
him; but_nodded with friendly_ease in return to_his salutation.

"I have_come_out to see the sunset," said Phoebe; "I like a little air
before the day_is_over, and_grandmamma,_when_she is poorly, likes her
room_to be very warm."

"I hope_Mrs. Tozer_is better. I hope you have not been_anxious."

"Oh,_no! it is_chronic; there is no danger. But she requires a_great
deal of attendance; and I like_to come out_when_I_can. Oh, how fine_it
is! what colour! I think, Mr._May, you must have a _specialite__for
sunsets at Carlingford. I never saw them_so beautiful anywhere else."

"I am glad_there is something you like_in Carlingford."

"Something!_there is a very great_deal; and that_I don't_like too," she
said_with a smile. "I don't care_for the people_I am living among,
which is dreadful._I_don't suppose you_have_ever_had such_an experience,
though you_must_know a_great_deal more in other ways than_I._All the
people that come to inquire about_grandmamma are very kind;_they_are as
good as possible;_I respect them, and all_that, but----Well, it must be
my own_fault, or_education. It_is education, no doubt, that gives us
those absurd ideas."

"Don't call them_absurd," said Reginald, "indeed I can_enter into them
perfectly well._I don't__know__them, perhaps, in_my_own person;_but I
can perfectly understand the repugnance, the_distress--"

"The words_are too strong," said Phoebe, "not_so much as that;
the--annoyance,_perhaps,_the nasty disagreeable struggle with one's_self
and one's pride; as if one_were better than other people._I_dislike
myself,_and despise myself for it;_but I can't help it. We_have so
little power_over ourselves."

"I hope you will let my_sister_do what she can to deliver_you,"_said
Reginald; "Ursula is not like you;_but_she_is a good little thing,