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162 remember it. Let all the pleasures and all the lovingkindnessloving kindness [sic] stand out before you as boldly as possible, and let everything else be blurred out with the sponge of forgetfulness. I spoke of the family quarrel. If, unfortunately, you should be in the room when such a thing occurs, leave at once if you possibly can, but if not, refuse to give any opinion whatever, and after it is all over do not discuss it with anybody. You must also forget any reference to money matters you may hear, and surely you are too kind-hearted, if you have visited among people who are not wealthy, ever to speak of the economies that you have noticed and which were necessary.

That was what we all said about a girl who had been visiting us. She was always there when we wanted her, and when, for domestic reasons, we desired to be alone, she had either gone out for a walk or was in her own room amusing herself. She found everything that was done for her very pleasant, and when the time came for her to go, from the mother of the household down to the servants, there was regret. She departed carrying with her a loving invitation to come soon again—an invitation that was direct from the hearts of those who gave it. That is the sort of visitor I