Shedashedoutoftheroom，andcouldneverbeinducedtosayawordfurtheraboutthematter。Shewouldindeedhavefounditimpossibletoexpressherintenseantipathyandsenseofimpendingcalamity。Shehadnotthephrasestomakeherselfcleareventoherself，andafterallwhatcontrollingeffortcanoneproducewhenoneisonlyeightyearsold？
CHAPTERII
ALACKOFPERCEPTION
MercantileasAmericanswereproclaimedtobe，theopinionofSirNigelAnstrutherswasthattheywere，onsomepoints，singularlyunbusinesslike。Intheperfectlyobviousandsimplematterofthesettlementofhisdaughter’sfortune，hehadfeltthatReubenVanderpoelwasobtusetothepointofidiocy。
Heseemedtohavenoneoftheordinarypointsofview。