Stylishwomen，Idon’tdoubt，——saidtheLittleGentleman——Don’ttellmethatatrueladyeversacrificesthedutyofkeepingallabouthersweetandcleantothewishofmakingavulgarshow。I
won’tbelieveitofalady。Therearesomethingsthatnofashionhasanyrighttotouch，andcleanlinessisoneofthosethings。Ifawomanwishestoshowthatherhusbandorherfatherhasgotmoney，whichshewantsandmeanstospend，butdoesn’tknowhow，letherbuyayardortwoofsilkandpinittoherdresswhenshegoesouttowalk，butletherunpinitbeforeshegoesintothehouse；——theremaybepoorwomenthatwillthinkitworthdisinfecting。Itisaninsulttoarespectablelaundresstocarrysuchthingsintoahouseforhertodealwith。Idon’tliketheBloomersanytoowell，——infact，Ineversawbutone，andshe——orhe，orit——hadamobofboysafterher，orwhateveryoucallthecreature，asifshehadbeena——
TheLittleGentlemanstoppedshort，——flushedsomewhat，andlookedroundwiththatinvoluntary，suspiciousglancewhichthesubjectsofanybodilymisfortuneareveryapttocastroundthem。Hiseyewanderedoverthecompany，noneofwhom，exceptingmyselfandoneother，had，probably，noticedthemovement。TheyfellatlastonIris，——hisnextneighbor，youremember——
Weknowinamoment，onlookingsuddenlyataperson，ifthatperson’seyeshavebeenfixedonus。
Sometimesweareconsciousofitbeforeweturnsoastoseetheperson。Strangesecretsofcuriosity，ofimpertinence，ofmalice，oflove，leakoutinthisway。ThereisnoneedofMrs。FelixLorraine’sreflectioninthemirror，totellusthatsheisplottingevilforusbehindourbacks。Weknowit，asweknowbytheominousstillnessofachildthatsomemischieforotherisgoing-on。A