\"’But，’Isaid，’youseemed——Ireallycouldnothelpnoticing，itwassopronounced——youseemedtopositivelydislikeher。Indeed，I
gatheredfromyourremarktoafriendthathersocietywasdistinctlydistastefultoyou。’
\"’ToSmith，’hecorrectedme。’Whatjudgewouldthathowlinglittleblackguardbeofawoman’sworth！Thedislikeofsuchamanasthatisatestimonialtohermerit！’
\"’Imaybemistaken，’Isaid；’butshestruckmeasabitcommon。’
\"’Sheisnot，perhaps，whattheworldwouldcallalady，’headmitted；’butthen，mydearMac，myopinionoftheworldisnotsuchastorenderITSopinionofmuchvaluetome。Iandtheworlddifferonmostsubjects，Iamgladtosay。Sheisbeautiful，andsheisgood，andsheismychoice。’