Hetoldhernotonlywhathadhappened，butwhathehadthoughtandfelt，andsketchedforherportraitswhichfascinatedherofwhatothermenandwomenmightbesupposedtobethinkingandfeeling，sothatshebecameveryanxioustogobacktoEngland，whichwasfullofpeople，whereshecouldmerelystandinthestreetsandlookatthem。
Accordingtohim，too，therewasanorder，apatternwhichmadelifereasonable，orifthatwordwasfoolish，madeitofdeepinterestanyhow，forsometimesitseemedpossibletounderstandwhythingshappenedastheydid。Norwerepeoplesosolitaryanduncommunicativeasshebelieved。Sheshouldlookforvanity——
forvanitywasacommonquality——firstinherself，andtheninHelen，inRidley，inSt。John，theyallhadtheirshareofit——
andshewouldfinditintenpeopleoutofeverytwelveshemet；
andoncelinkedtogetherbyonesuchtieshewouldfindthemnotseparateandformidable，butpracticallyindistinguishable，andshewouldcometolovethemwhenshefoundthattheywerelikeherself。