had uttered so different from those which he
had habitually ascribed to women, that he could
only sit and gaze at her in mute astonishment.
He could not but admit that in the main she
had judged him rightly, and that his own attitude
and that of other men toward her sex,
were based upon an implied assumption of superiority.

"I am afraid I have shocked you," she
resumed, noticing the startled expression of his
countenance. "But really it was quite inevitable,
if we were at all to understand each other.
You will forgive me, won't you?"

"Forgive!" stammered he, "I have nothing
to forgive. It was only your merciless truth-
fulness which startled me. I rather owe you
thanks, if you will allow me to be grateful to
you. It seems an enviable privilege."

"Now," interrupted Edith, raising her
forefinger in playful threat, "remember your
promise."

The lesson was now continued without further
interruption. When it was finished, a little girl,
with her hair done up in curl-papers, and a very
stiffly starched dress, which stood out on all sides
almost horizontally, entered, accompanied by
Mrs. Van Kirk. Halfdan immediately recognized