"I'm sure they couldn't do worse….
"Look at the war—the awfullest thing that ever happened: that's a sample of what men do, when they try to do everything themselves…. But they'll have to let the women out of their traps, if they want them to help….
"I wonder if they ever will let them out….
"I wonder if they ought to come out….
"I wonder…."
To look at Mary as she sat there, tranquil of brow and dreamy-eyed, you would never have guessed that thoughts like these were passing through her mind, and later when Helen took Wally into the next room to show him something, and returned with a smile that was close to ownership, you would never have guessed that Mary's heart went heavy for a moment.
"Helen," she said, when their visitor had gone, "do you really love
Wally—or are you just amusing yourself?"
"I only wish that Burdon had half his money."
"Helen!"
"Oh, it's easy for you to say 'Helen'! You don't know what it is to be poor…. Well, good-night, beloved—