Delilah。
ImustcallherbythenamewegaveheraftershehadtrimmedtheSamsonlocksofourProfessor。Delilahisapuzzletomostofus。
Aprettycreature,dangerouslyprettytobeinastationnotguardedbyalltheprotectivearrangementswhichsurroundthemaidensofahighersocialorder。Ittakesastrongcagetokeepinatigeroragrizzlybear,butwhatironbars,whatbarbedwires,cankeepoutthesmoothandsubtleenemythatfindsoutthecagewherebeautyisimprisoned？OuryoungDoctorisevidentlyattractedbythecharmingmaidenwhoserveshimandussomodestlyandsogracefully。
Fortunately,theMistressneverlosessightofher。Ifshewereherowndaughter,shecouldnotbemorewatchfulofallhermovements。
AndyetIdonotbelievethatDelilahneedsallthisoverlooking。IfIamnotmistaken,sheknowshowtotakecareofherself,andcouldbetrustedanywhere,inanycompany,withoutaduenna。Shehasahistory,——Ifeelsureofit。Shehasbeentrainedandtaughtasyoungpersonsofhigherpositioninlifearebroughtup,anddoesnotbelonginthehumblestationinwhichwefindher。ButinasmuchastheMistresssaysnothingaboutherantecedents,wedonotliketobetooinquisitive。ThetwoAnnexesare,itisplain,verycuriousabouther。Icannotwonder。Theyarebothgood—lookinggirls,butDelilahisprettierthaneitherofthem。Mysightisnotsogoodasitwas,butIcanseethewayinwhichtheeyesoftheyoungpeoplefolloweachotheraboutplainlyenoughtosetmethinkingastowhatisgoingoninthethinkingmarrowbehindthem。TheyoungDoctor\'sfollowDelilahassheglidesroundthetable,——theylookintoherswhenevertheygetachance;butthegirl\'sneverbetrayanyconsciousnessofit,sofarasIcansee。Thereisnomistakingtheinterestwithwhichthetwo,Annexeswatchallthis。Whyshouldn\'tthey,Ishouldliketoknow？TheDoctorisabrightyoungfellow,andwantsnothingbutabaldspotandawifetofindhimselfinacomfortablefamilypractice。OneoftheAnnexes,asIhavesaid,。