Icouldn’tthinkwhatIhavedone，andIcan’tthinkyet。It’sasifshehadgotsomeideaaboutme，orhadheardsomeonesaysomething。
IfsomegirlsshouldbehavelikethatIshouldn’tmakeanyaccountofit；butthisoneissorefined，andlooksasifshemightbesointerestingifIoncegottoknowher，thatIthinkaboutitagooddeal。Iamboundtofindoutwhatherreasonis——forofcourseshehasgotsomereason；Iamrightdowncurioustoknow。
Iwentuptohertoaskherthedaybeforeyesterday；Ithoughtthatwasthebestway。ItoldherIwantedtoknowherbetter，andwouldliketocomeandseeherinherroom——theytellmeshehasgotalovelyroom——andthatifshehadheardanythingagainstme，perhapsshewouldtellmewhenIcame。Butshewasmoredistantthanever，andshejustturneditoff；saidthatshehadneverheardmementioned，andthatherroomwastoosmalltoreceivevisitors。I
supposeshespokethetruth，butIamsureshehasgotsomereason，allthesame。Shehasgotsomeidea，andIamboundtofindoutbeforeIgo，ifIhavetoaskeverybodyinthehouse。IAMrightdowncurious。Iwonderifshedoesn’tthinkmerefined——orifshehadeverheardanythingagainstBangor？Ican’tthinkitisthat。
Don’tyourememberwhenClaraBarnardwenttovisitNewYork，threeyearsago，howmuchattentionshereceived？AndyouknowClaraIS