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If I had told her that a maiden's
mind ought to be as pure as the dewy rose she would not have
understood me. Probably she would have thought me a fool. And
indeed I am inclined to question whether it is an advantage to a
maiden's after career to be dewy-roselike in her
unsophistication. In order to play tunes indifferently well on
the piano she undergoes the weary training of many years; but she
is called upon to display the somewhat more important
accomplishment of bringing children into the world without an
hour's educational preparation. The difficulty is, where to draw
the line between this dewy, but often disastrous, ignorance and
Carlotta's knowledge. I find it a most delicate and embarrassing
problem. In fact, the problems connected with this young woman
seem endless. Yet they do not disturb me as much as I had
anticipated. I really believe I should miss my pretty Persian
cat. A man must be devoid of all aesthetic sense to deny that
she is delightful to look at.
And she has a thousand innocent coquetries and cajoling ways.


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