onlysaidittoteaseJimmy————\"
Heramusementobscurelyannoyedhim。\"Oh，you’reallalike！\"heexclaimed，movedbyanunaccountablesenseofdisappointment。
Shecaughthimupinaflash——shedidn’tmissthings！\"YousaythatbecauseyouthinkI’mspitefulandenvious？Yes——I
wasenviousofLadyUlrica……Oh，notonaccountofyouorJimmyBrance！SimplybecauseshehadalmostallthethingsI’vealwayswanted：clothesandfunandmotors，andadmirationandyachtingandParis——why，Parisalonewouldbeenough！——Andhowdoyousupposeagirlcanseethatsortofthingaboutherdayafterday，andneverwonderwhysomewomen，whodon’tseemtohaveanymorerighttoit，haveitalltumbledintotheirlaps，whileothersarewritingdinnerinvitations，andstraighteningoutaccounts，andcopyingvisitinglists，andfinishinggolf—stockings，andmatchingribbons，andseeingthatthedogsgettheirsulphur？Onelooksinone’sglass，afterall！\"
Shelaunchedtheclosingwordsathimonacrythatliftedthemabovethepetulanceofvanity；buthissenseofherwordswaslostinthesurpriseofherface。Undertheflyingcloudsofherexcitementitwasnolongerashallowflower—cupbutadarkeninggleamingmirrorthatmightgivebackstrangedepthsoffeeling。Thegirlhadstuffinher——