The Sea Lady

ile the rising young journalist was still in pursuit of information, Hope and Banghurst, and Parker merely a budding perfection, the carriage

overed, it became at first faintly and then very clearly evident that their own simple pleasure in the possession of a guest so beautiful as Miss Waters, so

time Mrs. Bunting had an opportunity of talkin

to stay with you all th

ear, you d

e a little

ked me, m

in September-and every one seems to think it will -You pr

you thin

dreadfully

n interval, "She

my d

f harmony,"

wouldn't do anything to hurt Harry's prospects. You know how enthusiastic we

lse can

ght hel

, h

She's very attract

Miss Glendower. "I

t be let do it. Cut them-do anything afterwards, but at the time-you know he talked of it w

hat, not Harry. And besi

e her there, dear. S

he

s about why we are having the election and what it is all about, and why Harry is a candidate

nversations with Mr. Melville, I suppose,

" said Mr

rical. She looks at you with incredulous eyes, she seems to blight all one's earnestness.... I don't think you quite understan

I've never heard

- One feels that things that are most important and vital are noth

id, "anyhow, that we're taking her very easily. How do we know what she is? Down there,

Mrs. Bunting. "

o they

icely I'm sure she cou

here! She had

r now," said Mrs

lp yourself. I only

If she were only half as charming as she is. You seem

hat I wan

edness everywhere, when everybody who has a soul seems trying to lose

e trying t

would come oftener, as you know, if t

an, and he talks in his lowest voice, and she sits and

her. Surely Mr. Flange may do what

she will get a soul. I don't

rds the door as

ides she had brought down a husband to "My dear, how was I to know?" and when it was neces

ace at any rate. Perhaps she laughs and makes fun a little. There are different ways of looking at things. But I am sure that

left an elo

ink flushes in her cheeks. She

k to do and it is something more than just vulgar electioneering. We have to develop and establish ideas. Harry has vie

g. She has a way of concentrating attention about herself. She alters the values of th

ght trust my judgment a little

ithout speaking. It became evident finality was atta

closed smartly and M

nded with what people call infinite tact-which really, you know, means a great deal more tact than is comfortable-to develop and expose the more serious aspect of the Sea Lady's mind. Mr. Bunting was unusually talkative and told them all a