’Iamsogladshehasgone，’saidLily。’Weshallhavetostophereforthenexthour，asGregorywon’tknowwhattotakeawayandwhattoleave。Iwassoafraidshewasgoingtostopandseeusoffthepremises。’
’Idon’tknowwhyyoushoulddislikeher。’
’Idon’tdislikeher。Ilikeherverywell，’saidLilyDale。’Butdon’tyoufeelthattherearepeoplewhomoneknowsveryintimately，whoarereallyfriends——forwhomiftheyweredyingonewouldgrieve，whomiftheywereinmisfortuneonewouldgofartohelp，butwithwhomforallthatonecanhavenosympathy。Andyettheyaresoneartoonethattheyknowalltheeventsofone’slife，andarejustifiedbyunquestionedfriendshipintalkingaboutthingswhichshouldneverbementionedexceptwheresympathyexists。’
’Yes；Iunderstandthat。’
’Everybodyunderstandsitwhohasbeenunhappy。Thatwomansometimessaysthingstomethatmakemewish——wishthatthey’dmakehimbishopofPatagonia。Andyetdoesitallinfriendship，andmammasaysthatsheisquiteright。’