\"IhavecometothinkthatitmightbewellwerewomentaughttheelementsofinvestingastheyarenowtaughtFrenchandMusic。IwouldnothavetheFrenchandMusicdropped，butIwouldaddtheother。ItmightbemoreofaprotectiontowomenthanbeingabletoreadaFrenchnovel，andperhapssomedayweshallhaveitso。ButofcourseithadbeenlefttotallyoutofEthel\'seducation；andatfirstshemerelyreceivedmyinstructionandtookmyopinions。Itwasnotlong，however，beforeshebegantoentertainsomeofherown，obligingmenotinfrequentlytoreasonwithher。Iverywellrememberthefirstoccasionthatthishappened。\"
\"Wehadbeenasusualtalkingaboutstocks，aswewalkedontheRiversideDriveonaSundayafternooninMay。Ethelhadbeenforsomemomentssilent。\'Richard，\'shefinallybegan，\'ifIhadhadthenamingofthesethings，Ishouldneverhavecalledthemsecurities。Insecuritiescomesagreatdealnearerwhattheyare。Whatrighthasathingthatsaysonitsfaceitisworthathousanddollarstogobobbingupanddowninthewaymostofthemdo？Ithinkthatsecuritiesisalmostsarcastic。AndhaveyounoticedthepriceofthosePetunias？\'\"
\"Ihad，ofcourse，noticedit；butIhadnotmentionedittoEthel。\'I
readthepapersnow，\'sheexplained，\'morningandevening。Ofcoursethemarketisoffalittleonaccountofthebankstatement。ButthatisnotenoughtoaccountforthePetunias。\'\"
\"\'Ethel，youarenervous，\'Isaid。\'Anditisthepaperswhichmakeyouso。ThePetuniasareafirstlienonthewholeproperty，ofwhichtheassessedvaluation\'\"