Mrs。Churchgavemeasmilewhichwasequivalenttoaconfession。\"I
wishtoretainaLITTLE——justalittle。Surely，wehavedonesomuch，wemightrestawhile；wemightpause。Thatisallmyfeeling——
justtostopalittle，towait！Ihaveseensomanychanges。Iwishtodrawin，todrawin——toholdback，toholdback。\"
\"Youshouldn’tholdyourdaughterback！\"Ianswered，laughingandgettingup。Igotup，notbywayofterminatingourinterview，forI
perceivedMrs。Church’sexpositionofherviewstobebynomeanscomplete，butinordertoofferachairtoMissAurora，whoatthismomentdrewnear。Shethankedmeandremainedstanding，butwithoutatfirst，asInoticed，meetinghermother’seye。