"To be anything——?"
"If he doesn't aspire to serve the State."
"Aspire to make his political fortune, do you mean? Oh bless me, yes, there are other things."
"What other things that can compare with that?"
"Well, I for instance, I'm very fond of the arts."
"Of the arts?" she echoed.
"Did you never hear of them? I'm awfully fond of painting."
At this Julia stopped short, and her fine grey eyes had for a moment the air of being set further forward in her head. "Don't be odious! Good-night," she said, turning away and leaving him to go.