shouldhavenoalternativebuttopartthemcruellybyrevealingthetruth。\"Theletterendedwithsomecomplimentaryexpressionsaddressedtomyself。Andthequestionwas：howoughtItoanswerit？
Mycorrespondenthadstronglyimpressedmeinhisfavor；Icouldnotdoubtthathewasanhonorableman。ButtheinterestoftheMinisterinkeepinghisownbenevolentactionsecurefromtheriskofdiscovery——increasedasthatinterestwasbythefilialrelationsofthetwochildrentowardhim，nowpubliclyestablished——had，asIcouldnotdoubt，theparamountclaimonme。Theabsolutelysafecoursetotakewastoadmitnoone，friendorstranger，toourconfidence。Ireplied，expressingsincereadmirationofMr。Dunboyne’smotives，andmerelyinforminghimthatthechildwasalreadyprovidedfor。
Afterthat，IheardnomoreoftheIrishgentleman。
ItisperhapshardlynecessarytoaddthatIkepttheMinisterinignoranceofmycorrespondencewithMr。Dunboyne。Iwastoowellacquaintedwithmyfriend’ssensitiveandself—tormentingnaturetolethimknowthatarelativeofthemurderesswasliving，andwasawarethatshehadleftachild。
Alasteventremainstoberelated，beforeIclosethesepages。
DuringtheyearofwhichIamnowwriting，ourChaplainaddedonemoretothemanyexamplesthatIhaveseenofhisgenerousreadinesstoservehisfriends。HehadarrangedtodevotehisannualleaveofabsencetoatouramongtheEnglishLakes，whenhereceivedaletterfromaclergymanresidentinLondon，whomhehadknownfromthetimewhentheyhadbeenschool—fellows。Thisoldfriendwroteundercircumstancesoftheseverestdomesticdistress，whichmadeitabsolutelynecessarythatheshouldleaveLondonforawhile。Havingfailedtofindarepresentativewhocouldrelievehimofhisclericalduties，heappliedtotheChaplaintorecommendaclergymanwhomightbeinapositiontohelphim。Myexcellentcolleaguegaveuphisholiday—planswithouthesitation，andwenttoLondonhimself。
Onhisreturn，Iaskedifhehadseenanythingofsomeacquaintancesofhisandofmine，whowerethenvisitorstothemetropolis。Hesmiledsignificantlywhenheansweredme。
\"Ihaveacardtodeliverfromanacquaintancewhomyouhavenotmentioned，\"hesaid；\"andIratherthinkitwillastonishyou。\"
Itsimplypuzzledme。Whenhegavemethecard，thisiswhatI
foundprintedonit：
\"MRS。TENERUGGEN（OFSOUTHBEVELAND）。\"
\"Well？\"saidtheChaplain。
\"Well，\"Ianswered；\"IneverevenheardofMrs。Tenbruggen，ofSouthBeveland。Whoisshe？\"
\"Imarriedtheladytoaforeigngentleman，onlylastweek，atmyfriend’schurch，\"theChaplainreplied。\"Perhapsyoumayrememberhermaidenname？\"
Hementionedthenameofthedangerouscreaturewhohadfirstpresentedherselftome，inchargeofthePrisoner’schild——otherwiseMissElizabethChance。Thereappearanceofthiswomanonthescene——althoughshewasonlyrepresentedbyhercard——causedmeafeelingofvagueuneasiness，socontemptiblysuperstitiousinitsnaturethatInowrememberitwithshame。I
askedastupidquestion：
\"Howdidithappen？\"
\"Intheordinarycourseofsuchthings，\"myfriendsaid。\"Theyweremarriedbylicense，intheirparishchurch。Thebridegroomwasafinetallman，withaboldeyeandadashingmanner。ThebrideandIrecognizedeachotherdirectly。WhenMissChancehadbecomeMrs。Tenbruggen，shetookmeaside，andgavemehercard。
’AsktheGovernortoacceptit，’shesaid，’inremembranceofthetimewhenhetookmeforanursemaid。TellhimIammarriedtoaDutchgentlemanofhighfamily。IfheevercomestoHolland，weshallbegladtoseehiminourresidenceatSouthBeveland。’
Thereishermessagetoyou，repeatedwordforword。\"
\"IamgladsheisgoingtoliveoutofEngland。\"
\"Why？Surelyyouhavenoreasontofearher？\"
\"Nonewhatever。\"
\"Youarethinking，perhaps，ofsomebodyelse？\"
IwasthinkingoftheMinister；butitseemedtobesafestnottosayso。
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Mypenislaidaside，andmymanypagesofwritinghavebeensenttotheirdestination。WhatIundertooktodo，isnowdone。Totakeametaphorfromthestage——thecurtainfallshereontheGovernorandthePrison。
SecondPeriod：1875。
THEGIRLSANDTHEJOURNALS。
CHAPTERXI。
HELENA’SDIARY。
WEbothsaidgood—night，andwentuptoourroomwithanewobjectinview。Byourfather’sadvicewehadresolvedonkeepingdiaries，forthefirsttimeinourlives，andhadpledgedourselvestobeginbeforewewenttobed。
Slowlyandsilentlyandlazily，mysistersaunteredtoherendoftheroomandseatedherselfatherwriting—table。Onthedesklayanicelyboundbook，fullofblankpages。Theword\"Journal\"wasprintedonitingoldletters，andtherewasfittedtothecoversabrightbrasslockandkey。Asecondjournal，exactlysimilarineveryrespecttothefirst，wasplacedonthewriting—tableatmyendoftheroom。Iopenedmybook。Thesightoftheblankleavesirritatedme；theyweresosmooth，sospotless，soentirelyreadytodo_their_duty。Itooktoodeepadipofink，andbeganthefirstentryinmydiarybymakingablot。Thiswasdiscouraging。
Igotup，andlookedoutofwindow。
\"Helena！\"
Mysister’svoicecouldhardlyhaveaddressedmeinamorewearytone，ifherpenhadbeenatworkallnight，relatingdomesticevents。\"Well！\"Isaid。\"Whatisit？\"
\"Haveyoudonealready？\"sheasked。
Ishowedhertheblot。MysisterEunice（thestrangestaswellasthedearestofgirls）alwaysblurtsoutwhatshehasinhermindatthetime。Shefixedhereyesgravelyonmyspoiledpage，andsaid：\"Thatcomfortsme。\"Icrossedtheroom，andlookedatherbook。Shehadnotevensummonedenergyenoughtomakeablot。
\"Whatwillpapathinkofus，\"shesaid，\"ifwedon’tbeginto—night？\"
\"Whynotbegin，\"Isuggested，\"bywritingdownwhathesaid，whenhegaveusourjournals？Thosewisewordsofadvicewillbeintheirproperplaceonthefirstpageofthenewbooks。\"
Notatallademonstrativegirlnaturally；notreadywithhertears，notliberalwithhercaresses，notfluentinhertalk，Eunicewasaffectedbymyproposalinamannerwonderfultosee。
Shesuddenlydevelopedintoanexcitableperson——Ideclareshekissedme。\"Oh，\"sheburstout，\"howcleveryouare！Theverythingtowriteabout；I’lldoitdirectly。\"
Shereallydiditdirectly；withoutoncestoppingtoconsider，withoutoncewaitingtoaskmyadvice。Lineafterline，Iheardhernoisypenhurryingtothebottomofafirstpage，andgettingthree—partsofthewaytowardtheendofasecondpage，beforesheclosedherdiary。Iremindedherthatshehadnotturnedthekey，inthelockwhichwasintendedtokeepherwritingprivate。
\"It’snotworthwhile，\"sheanswered。\"AnybodywhocarestodoitmayreadwhatIwrite。Good—night。\"
ThesingularchangewhichIhadnoticedinherbegantodisappear，whenshesetaboutherpreparationsforbed。Inoticedtheoldeasyindolentmovementsagain，andthatregularanddeliberatemethodofbrushingherhair，whichIcannevercontemplatewithoutfeelingastupefyinginfluencethathashelpedmetomanyadeliciousnight’ssleep。Shesaidherprayersinherfavoritecorneroftheroom，andlaidherheadonthepillowwiththeluxuriouslittlesighwhichannouncesthatsheisfallingasleep。Thisreappearanceofherusualhabitswasreallyarelieftome。EuniceinastateofexcitementisEuniceexhibitinganunnaturalspectacle。
ThenextthingIdidwastotakethelibertywhichshehadalreadysanctioned——Imeanthelibertyofreadingwhatshehadwritten。Hereitis，copiedexactly：
\"IamnothalfsofondofanybodyasIamofpapa。Heisalwayskind，heisalwaysright。Ilovehim，Ilovehim，Ilovehim。
\"ButthisisnothowImeanttobegin。Imusttellhowhetalkedtous；Iwishhewasheretotellithimself。
\"Hesaidtome：’Youaregettinglazierthanever，Eunice。’HesaidtoHelena：’YouarefeelingtheinfluenceofEunice’sexample。’Hesaidtobothofus：’Youaretooready，mydearchildren，tositwithyourhandsonyourlaps，lookingatnothingandthinkingofnothing；Iwanttotryanewwayofemployingyourleisuretime。’
\"Heopenedaparcelonthetable。Hemadeeachofusapresentofabeautifulbook，called’Journal。’Hesaid：’Whenyouhavenothingtodo，mydears，intheevening，employyourselvesinkeepingadiaryoftheeventsoftheday。Itwillbeausefulrecordinmanyways，andagoodmoraldisciplineforyounggirls。’Helenasaid：’Oh，thankyou！’Isaidthesame，butnotsocheerfully。
\"Thetruthis，IfeeloutofspiritsnowifIthinkofpapa；Iamnoteasyinmymindabouthim。Whenheisverymuchinterested，thereisaquiveringinhisfacewhichIdon’trememberinpasttimes。Heseemstohavegotolderandthinner，allonasudden。
Heshouts（whichheneverusedtodo）whenhethreatenssinnersatsermon—time。Beingindreadfulearnestaboutoursouls，heisofcourseobligedtospeakofthedevil；butheneverusedtohittheharmlesspulpitcushionwithhisfistashedoesnow。Nobodyseemstohaveseenthesethingsbutme；andnowIhavenoticedthemwhatoughtItodo？Idon’tknow；Iamcertainofnothing，exceptwhatIhaveputinatthetopofpageone：Ilovehim，I
lovehim，Ilovehim。\"
Therethisverycuriousentryended。Itwaseasyenoughtodiscovertheinfluencewhichhadmademyslow—mindedsistersoreadywithher。memoryandherpen——soready，inshort，todoanythingandeverything，providedherheartwasinit，andherfatherwasinit。
ButEuniceiswrong，letmetellher，inwhatshesaysofmyself。
I，too，haveseenthesadchangeinmyfather；butIhappentoknowthathedislikeshavingitspokenofathome，andIhavekeptmypainfuldiscoveriestomyself。Unhappily，thebestmedicaladviceisbeyondourreach。Theonereallycompetentdoctorinthisplaceisknowntobeaninfidel。ButforthatshockingobstacleImighthavepersuadedmyfathertoseehim。Asfortheothertwodoctorswhomhehasconsulted，atdifferenttimes，onetalkedaboutsuppressedgout，andtheothertoldhimtotakeayear’sholidayandenjoyhimselfontheContinent。
Theclockhasjuststrucktwelve。Ihavebeenwritingandcopyingtillmyeyesareheavy，andIwanttofollowEunice’sexampleandsleepassoundlyasshedoes。Wehavemadeastrangebeginningofthisjournalizingexperiment。Iwonderhowlongitwillgoon，andwhatwillcomeofit。
SECONDDAY。
IbegintobeafraidthatIamasstupid——no；thatisnotanicewordtouse——letmesayassimpleasdearEunice。Adiarymeansarecordoftheeventsoftheday；andnotoneoftheeventsofyesterdayappearsinmysister’sjournalorinmine。Well，itiseasytosetthatmistakeright。Ourlivesaresodull（butI
wouldnotsaysoinmyfather’shearingfortheworld）thattherecordofonedaywillbemuchthesameastherecordofanother。
AfterfamilyprayersandbreakfastIsuffermycustomarypersecutionatthehandsofthecook。Thatistosay，Iamobliged，beingthehousekeeper，toorderwhatwehavetoeat。Oh，howIhateinventingdinners！andhowIadmiretheenviableslownessofmindandlazinessofbodywhichhavesavedEunicefromundertakingtheworriesofhousekeepinginherturn！Shecangoandworkinhergarden，whileIamrackingmyinventiontodiscovervarietyindisheswithoutoversteppingthelimitsofeconomy。IsupposeImayconfessitprivatelytomyself——howsorryIamnottohavebeenbornaman！
Mynextemploymentleadsmetomyfather’sstudy，towriteunderhisdictation。Idon’tcomplainofthis；itflattersmypridetofeelthatIamhelpingsogreataman。Atthesametime，IdonoticethathereagainEunice’slittledefectshaverelievedherofanotherresponsibility。Shecanneitherkeepdictatedwordsinhermemory，norhassheeverbeenabletolearnhowtoputinherstops。
Afterthedictation，Ihaveanhour’stimeleftforpracticingmusic。Mysistercomesinfromthegarden，withherpencilandpaint—box，andpracticesdrawing。Thenwegooutforawalk——adelightfulwalk，ifmyfathergoestoo。Hehassomethingalwaysnewtotellus，suggestedbywhatwepassontheway。Then，dinner—timecomes——notalwaysapleasantpartofthedaytome。
SometimesIhearpaternalcomplaints（alwaysgentlecomplaints）
ofmyhousekeeping；sometimesmysister（Iwon’tsaythegreedysister）tellsmeIhavenotgivenherenoughtoeat。Poorfather！
DearEunice！
Dinnerhavingreacheditsend，westrollinthegardenwhentheweatherisfine。Whenitrains，wemakeflannelpetticoatsforpooroldwomen。Whatahorridthingoldageistolookat！Tobeugly，tobehelpless，tobemiserablyunfitforallthepleasuresoflife——IhopeIshallnotlivetobeanoldwoman。Whatwouldmyfathersayifhesawthis？Forhissake，tosaynothingofmyownfeelings，IshalldowellifImakeitacustomtousethelockofmyjournal。
OurnextoccupationistojointheScriptureclassforgirls，andtohelptheteacher。ThisisagooddisciplineforEunice’stemper，and——oh，Idon’tdenyit！——formytemper，too。Imaylongtoboxtheearsofthewholeclass，butitismydutytokeepasmilingfaceandtobeamodelofpatience。FromtheScriptureclasswesometimesgotomyfather’slecture。Atothertimes，wemayamuseourselvesaswellaswecantilltheteaisready。
Aftertea，wereadbookswhichinstructus，poetryandnovelsbeingforbidden。Whenwearetiredofthebookswetalk。Whensupperisover，wehaveprayersagain，andwegotobed。Thereisourday。Oh，dearme！thereisourday。
AndhowhasEunicesucceededinhersecondattemptatkeepingadiary？Hereiswhatshehaswritten。Ithasonemeritthatnobodycandeny——itissoonread：
\"Ihopepapawillexcuseme；Ihavenothingtowriteaboutto—day。\"
OverandoveragainIhavetriedtopointouttomysistertheabsurdityofcallingherfatherbytheinfantilenicknameofpapa。Ihaveremindedherthatsheis（inyears，atleast）nolongerachild。\"Whydon’tyoucallhimfather，asIdo？\"Iaskedonlytheotherday。
Shemadeanabsurdreply：\"IusedtocallhimpapawhenIwasalittlegirl。\"
\"That，\"Iremindedher，\"doesn’tjustifyyouincallinghimpapanow。\"
Andsheactuallyanswered：\"Yesitdoes。\"Whatastrangestateofmind！Andwhatacharminggirl，inspiteofhermind！
THIRDDAY。
Themorningposthasbroughtwithitapromiseofsomelittlevarietyinourlives——or，tospeakmorecorrectly，inthelifeofmysister。
Ournewandnicefriends，theStaveleys，havewrittentoinviteEunicetopaythemavisitattheirhouseinLondon。Idon’tcomplainatbeingleftathome。Itwouldbeunfilial，indeed，ifwebothofusforsookourfather；andlastyearitwasmyturntoreceivethefirstinvitation，andtoenjoythechangeofscene。
TheStaveleysareexcellentpeople——strictlypiousmembersoftheMethodistConnection——andexceedinglykindtomysisterandme。
ButitwasjustaswellformymoralwelfarethatIendedmyvisittoourfriendswhenIdid。Withmyfondnessformusic，I
feltthetemptationoftheEvilOnetryingme，whenIsawplacardsinthestreetannouncingthattheItalianOperawasopen。Ihadnowishtobeawitnessoftheshamefulandsinfuldancingwhichgoeson（Iamtold）attheopera；butIdidfeelmyprinciplesshakenwhenIthoughtofthewonderfulsingersandtheentrancingmusic。Andthis，whenIknewwhatanatmosphereofwickednesspeoplebreathewhoenteratheater！I
reflectwithhorroronwhat_might_havehappenedifIhadremainedalittlelongerinLondon。
HelpingEunicetopackup，Iputherjournalintothebox。
\"Youwillfindsomethingtowriteaboutnow，\"Itoldher。\"WhileIrecordeverythingthathappensathome，youwillkeepyourdiaryofallthatyoudoinLondon，andwhenyoucomebackwewillshoweachotherwhatwehavewritten。\"Mysisterisadearcreature。\"Idon’tfeelsureofbeingabletodoit，\"sheanswered；\"butIpromisetotry。\"GoodEunice！
CHAPTERXII。
EUNICE’SDIARY。
THEairofLondonfeelsveryheavy。ThereisanastysmellofsmokeinLondon。TherearetoomanypeopleinLondon。Theyseemtobemostlypeopleinahurry。Theheadofacountrygirl，whenshegoesintothestreets，turnsgiddy——Isupposethroughnotbeingusedtothenoise。
IdohopethatitisLondonthathasputmeoutoftemper。
Otherwise，itmustbeImyselfwhoamill—tempered。IhavenotyetbeenonewholedayintheStaveleys’house，andtheyhaveoffendedmealready。Idon’twantHelenatohearofthisfromotherpeople，andthentoaskmewhyIconcealeditfromher。Wearetoreadeachother’sjournalswhenwearebothathomeagain。
LetherseewhatIhavetosayformyselfhere。
TherearesevenStaveleysinall：Mr。andMrs。（two）；threeyoungMasters（five）；twoyoungMisses（seven）。AneldestmissandthesecondyoungMasteraretheonlyonesathomeatthepresenttime。
Mr。，Mrs。，andMisskissedmewhenIarrived。YoungMasteronlyshookhands。Helookedasifhewouldhavelikedtokissmetoo。
Whyshouldn’the？Itwouldn’thavemattered。Idon’tmyselflikekissing。Whatistheuseofit？Whereisthepleasureofit？
Mrs。wassogladtoseeme；shetookholdofmebybothhands。
Shesaid：\"Mydearchild，youareimproving。YouwerewretchedlythinwhenIsawyoulast。Nowyouarealmostaswell—developedasyoursister。Ithinkyouareprettierthanyoursister。\"Mr。
didn’tagreetothat。Heandhiswifebegantodisputeaboutmebeforemyface。Idocallthatanaggravatingthingtoendure。
Mr。said：\"Shehasn’tgothersister’sprettygrayeyes。\"
Mrs。said；\"Shehasgotprettybrowneyes，whicharejustasgood。\"
Mr。said：\"Youcan’tcomparehercomplexionwithHelena’s。\"
Mrs。said：\"IlikeEunice’spalecomplexion。Sodelicate。\"
YoungMissstruckin：\"IadmireHelena’shair——lightbrown。\"
YoungMastertookhisturn：\"IpreferEunice’shair——darkbrown。\"
Mr。openedhisgreatbigmouth，andaskedaquestion：\"Whichofyoutwosistersistheoldest？Iforget。\"
Mrs。answeredforme：\"Helenaistheoldest；shetoldussowhenshewasherelast。\"
Ireallycould_not_standthat。\"Youmustbemistaken，\"Iburstout。
\"Certainlynot，mydear。\"
\"ThenHelenawasmistaken。\"Iwasunwillingtosayofmysisterthatshehadbeendeceivingthem，thoughitdidseemonlytoolikely。
Mr。andMrs。lookedateachother。Mrs。said：\"Youseemtobeverypositive，Eunice。Surely，Helenaoughttoknow。\"
Isaid：\"Helenaknowsagooddeal；butshedoesn’tknowwhichofusistheoldestofthetwo。\"
Mr。putinanotherquestion：\"Do_you_know？\"
\"NomorethanHelenadoes。\"
Mrs。said：\"Don’tyoukeepbirthdays？\"
Isaid：\"Yes；wekeepbothourbirthdaysonthesameday。\"
\"Onwhatday？\"
\"ThefirstdayoftheNewYear。\"
Mr。triedagain：\"Youcan’tpossiblybetwins？\"
\"Idon’tknow。\"
\"PerhapsHelenaknows？\"
\"Notshe！\"
Mrs。tookthenextquestionoutofherhusband’smouth：\"Come，come，mydear！youmustknowhowoldyouare。\"
\"Yes；Idoknowthat。I’meighteen。\"
\"AndhowoldisHelena？\"
\"Helena’seighteen。\"
Mrs。turnedroundtoMr。：\"Doyouhearthat？\"
Mr。said：\"Ishallwritetoherfather，andaskwhatitmeans。\"
Isaid：\"Papawillonlytellyouwhathetoldus——yearsago。\"
\"Whatdidyourfathersay？\"
\"Hesaidhehadaddedourtwoagestogether，andhemeanttodividetheproductbetweenus。It’ssolongsince，Idon’trememberwhattheproductwasthen。ButI’lltellyouwhattheproductisnow。Ourtwoagescometothirty—six。Halfthirty—sixiseighteen。Igetonehalf，andHelenagetstheother。Whenweaskwhatitmeans，andwhenfriendsaskwhatitmeans，papahasgotthesameanswerforeverybody，’Ihavemyreasons。’That’sallhesays——andthat’sallIsay。\"
IhadnointentionofmakingMr。angry，buthedidgetangry。HeleftoffspeakingtomebymyChristianname；hecalledmebymysurname。Hesaid：\"Letmetellyou，MissGracedieu，itisnotbecominginayoungladytomystifyherelders。\"
Ihadheardthatitwasrespectfulinayoungladytocallanoldgentleman，Sir，andtosay，Ifyouplease。Itookcaretoberespectfulnow。\"Ifyouplease，sir，writetopapa。YouwillfindthatIhavespokenthetruth。\"
Awomanopenedthedoor，andsaidtoMrs。Staveley：\"Dinner，ma’am。\"Thatstoppedthisnastyexhibitionofourtempers。Wehadaverygooddinner。
ThenextdayIwrotetoHelena，askingherwhatshehadreallysaidtotheStaveleysaboutherageandmine，andtellingherwhatIhadsaid。IfoundittoogreatatrialofmypatiencetowaittillshecouldseewhatIhadwrittenaboutthedisputeinmyjournal。Thedays，sincethen，havepassed，andIhavebeentoolazyandstupidtokeepmydiary。
To—dayitisdifferent。Myheadislikeadarkroomwiththelightletintoit。Irememberthings；IthinkIcangoonagain。
Wehavereligiousexercisesinthishouse，morningandevening，justaswedoathome。（Nottobecomparedwithpapa’sreligiousexercises。）TwodaysagohisanswercametoMr。Staveley’sletter。HedidjustwhatIhadexpected——saidIhadspokentruly，anddisappointedthefamilybyaskingtobeexcusedifherefrainedfromenteringintoexplanations。Mr。said：\"Veryodd；\"
andMrs。agreedwithhim。YoungMissisnotquiteasfriendlynowasshewasatfirst。AndyoungMasterwasimpudentenoughtoaskmeif\"Ihadgotreligion。\"Toconcludethelistofmyworries，I
receivedanangryanswerfromHelena。\"Nobodybutasimpleton，\"
shewrote，\"wouldhavecontradictedmeasyoudid。Whobutyoucouldhavefailedtoseethatpapa’sstrangeobjectiontoletitbeknownwhichofusistheeldermakesusridiculousbeforeotherpeople？Mypresenceofmindpreventedthat。Yououghttohavebeengrateful，andheldyourtongue。\"PerhapsHelenaisright——butIdon’tfeelitso。
OnSundaywewenttochapeltwice。Wealsohadasermonreadathome，andacolddinner。Intheevening，ahotdisputeonreligionbetweenMr。Staveleyandhisson。Idon’tblamethem。
AfterbeingpiousalldaylongonSunday，Ihavemyselffeltmypietygivewaytowardevening。
Thereissomethingpleasantinprospectforto—morrow。AllLondonisgoingjustnowtotheexhibitionofpictures。WearegoingwithallLondon。
Idon’tknowwhatisthematterwithmetonight。Ihavepositivelybeentobed，withoutgoingtosleep！Aftertossingandtwistingandtryingallsortsofpositions，IamsoangrywithmyselfthatIhavegotupagain。Ratherthandonothing，Ihaveopenedmyink—bottle，andImeantogoonwithmyjournal。
NowIthinkofit，itseemslikelythattheexhibitionofworksofartmayhaveupsetme。
Ifoundadreadfullylargenumberofpictures，matchedbyadreadfullylargenumberofpeopletolookatthem。ItisnotpossibleformetowriteaboutwhatIsaw：therewastoomuchofit。Besides，theshowdisappointedme。Iwouldratherwriteaboutadisagreement（oh，dear，anotherdispute！）IhadwithMrs。
Staveley。Thecauseofitwasafamousartist；nothimself，buthisworks。Heexhibitedfourpictures——whattheycallfiguresubjects。Mrs。Staveleyhadapencil。Ateveryoneofthegreatman’sfourpictures，shemadeabigmarkofadmirationonhercatalogue。Atthefourthone，shespoketome：\"Perfectlybeautiful，Eunice，isn’tit？\"
IsaidIdidn’tknow。Shesaid：\"Youstrangegirl，whatdoyoumeanbythat？\"
ItwouldhavebeenrudenottohavegiventhebestanswerIcouldfind。Isaid：\"Ineversawthefleshofanyperson’sfacelikethefleshinthefaceswhichthatmanpaints。Heremindsmeofwax—work。Whydoeshepaintthesamewaxyfleshinallfourofhispictures？Idon’tseethesamecoloredfleshinallthefacesaboutus。\"Mrs。Staveleyheldupherhand，bywayofstoppingme。
Shesaid：\"Don’tspeaksoloud，Eunice；youareonlyexposingyourownignorance。\"
Avoicebehindusjoinedin。Thevoicesaid：\"Excuseme，Mrs。
Staveley，ifIexpose_my_ignorance。Ientirelyagreewiththeyounglady。\"
Ifeltgratefultothepersonwhotookmypart，justwhenIwasatalosswhattosayformyself，andIlookedround。Thepersonwasayounggentleman。
Heworeabeautifulbluefrock—coat，buttonedup。Ilikeafrock—coattobebuttonedup。Hehadlight—coloredtrousersandgrayglovesandaprettycane。Ilikelight—coloredtrousersandgrayglovesandaprettycane。WhatcolorhiseyeswereismorethanIcansay；Ionlyknowtheymademehotwhentheylookedatme。NotthatImindbeingmadehot；itissurelybetterthanbeingmadecold。HeandMrs。Staveleyshookhands。
Theyseemedtobeoldfriends。IwishedIhadbeenanoldfriend——notforanybadreason，Ihope。Ionlywantedtoshakehands，too。WhatMrs。Staveleysaidtohimescapedme，somehow。I