\"Oh，Betty，Betty！\"shecried，\"youtalkasif——youareso————！\"
Thefact，sosimpletothemembersoftheabnormalclasstowhichsheofatruthbelonged，theclasswhichheapedupitsmillions，theabsoluteknowledgethattherewasagreatdealofmoneyintheworldandthatshewasofthosewhowereamongitschiefowners，hadceasedtoseemafact，andhadvanishedintotheregionoffairystories。
ThatshecouldnotbelieveitarealityrevealeditselftoBettina，asbyaflash，whichwasalsoarevelationofmanythings。Therewouldbeunpleasingtruthstobelearned，andshehadnotmadeherpilgrimagefornothing。But——inanyevent——therewereadvantageswithoutdoubtinthecircumstancewhichsubjectedonetobeingperpetuallypointedoutasadaughterofamulti—millionaire。Asthisargueditselfoutforherwithrapidlucidity，shebentandkissedRosyoncemore。Sheeventriedtodoitlightly，andnottoallowtherushofloveandpityinhersoultobetrayher。
\"Italkasif——asifIwereBetty，\"shesaid。\"Youhaveforgotten。Ihavenot。Ihavebeenlookingforwardtothisforyears。IhavebeenplanningtocometoyousinceIwaselevenyearsold。Andherewesit。\"
\"Youdidn’tforget？Youdidn’t？\"falteredthepoorwreckofRosy。\"Oh！Oh！Ithoughtyouhadallforgottenme——quite——quite！\"