\'That\'saperfectly——jetblack——fib!\'criedPolly，whowasnowthoroughlyangry；\'andIdon\'tthinkitisverypoliteofyoutoattackthewholeparty，andsaytheyhaven\'tbeennicetoyou，whenthey\'vedoneeverythingintheworld!\'
\'Itisn\'tyourpartyanymorethanmine，isit?AndifIdon\'tknowhowtobepolite，Icertainlyshan\'taskYOUforinstruction；forI
mustknowasmuchaboutthemannersofgoodsocietyasyoudo，inasmuchasIhavecertainlyseenmoreofit!\'
Pollysankintoacamp-chair，toostunnedforamomenttoreply，whileLaura，whohadgonequitebeyondthepointwhereshekneworcaredwhatshesaid，wentonwitharushofwords:\'Imeantotellyou，nowthatIamstarted，thatanybodywhoisn\'tblindcanseewhyyoutoadytotheWinships，whohavemoneyandsocialposition，andwhyyouaresoanxioustokeepeverybodyelsefromgettingintotheirgoodgraces；buttheyaresopartialtoyouthattheyhavegivenyouanentirelyfalseideaofyourself；andyoumightaswellknowthatunlessyoukeepyourselfalittlemoreinthebackground，andgrowalittlelessboldandaffectedandindependent，otherpeoplewillnotbequiteasreadyastheWinshipstomakeapetofagirlwhosemotherkeepsaboarding-house。\'
PoorLaura!Itwasnosoonersaidthansheregrettedit——alittle，notmuch。ButpoorPolly!Wherewashergoodangelthen?Whycouldshenothavetreatedthisthrustwiththesilenceandcontemptitdeserved?ButhowcouldLaurahavedetectedandprobedthemostsensitivespotinthegirl\'snature?Shelostallcommandofherself。Herrageabsolutelyfrightenedher，foritmadeherdeafandblindtoallconsiderationsofproprietyandself-respect，andforamomentshewasonlyconsciousofthewilddesiretostrike——