lady inquired.

"Yes, mamma, dear," said the young girl, gently.

"Do you find her very edifying?"

Aurora was silent a moment; then she looked at her mother. "I don't
know, mamma; she is very fresh."

I ventured to indulge in a respectful laugh. "Your mother has
another word for that. But I must not," I added, "be crude."

"Ah, vous m'en voulez?" inquired Mrs. Church. "And yet I can't
pretend I said it in jest. I feel it too much. We have been having
a little social discussion," she said to her daughter. "There is
still so much to be said." "And I wish," she continued, turning to
me, "that I could give you our point of view. Don't you wish,
Aurora, that we could give him our point of view?"

"Yes, mamma," said Aurora.

"We consider ourselves very fortunate in our point of view, don't we,
dearest?" mamma demanded.

"Very fortunate, indeed, mamma."

"You see we have acquired an insight into European life," the elder
lady pursued. "We have our place at many a European fireside. We
find so much to esteem--so much to enjoy. Do we not, my daughter?"