’Oh，yes；itisquitetrue，’saidJohnny。
’ThenyoumustearnmyfriendshipbydoingwhatIaskofyou。Thatpicturemustnotbepainted。YoumusttellConwayDalrympleashisfriendthathemustceasetocarryonsuchanintrigueinanotherman’shouse。’
’Youwouldhardlycallpaintingapictureanintrigue；wouldyou？’
’CertainlyIwouldwhenit’skeptasecretfromthehusbandbythewife——andfromthemotherbythedaughter。Ifitcannotbestoppedinanyotherway，ImusttellMrsVanSiever；——Imust，indeed。Ihavesuchanabhorrenceoftheoldwoman，thatIcouldnotbringmyselftospeaktoher——butIshouldwritetoher。That’swhatIshoulddo。’
’Butwhat’sthereason？Youmightastellmetherealreason。’HadMissDemolinesbeenchristenedMary，orFanny，orJane，IthinkthatJohnEameswouldnowhavecalledherbyeitherofthosenames；butMadalinawassuchamouthfulthathecouldnotbringhimselftouseitatonce。