“AndIlongedtodoit——buttherewassuchadeadsilence!
Andwhilemycousinsweresittingbywithoutspeakingaword，orseemingatallinterestedinthesubject，Ididnotlike——
IthoughtitwouldappearasifIwantedtosetmyselfoffattheirexpense，byshewingacuriosityandpleasureinhisinformationwhichhemustwishhisowndaughterstofeel。“
“MissCrawfordwasveryrightinwhatshesaidofyoutheotherday：thatyouseemedalmostasfearfulofnoticeandpraiseasotherwomenwereofneglect。WeweretalkingofyouattheParsonage，andthosewereherwords。
Shehasgreatdiscernment。Iknownobodywhodistinguishescharactersbetter。Forsoyoungawomanitisremarkable!