"I haven't noticed any cherishing. They
tolarate me, and hardly that."
"I fear you are pessamistic," I said, reproving her but mildly, for
Jane's school is well known to be harsh and uncompromizing. "However,
my own feelings to my Instructers are diferent and quite friendly,
especialy at a distance. I shall send them flowers."
It was rather awful, however, after I had got inside the shop, to find
that violets, which I had set my heart on as being the school flour,
were five dollars a hundred. Also there were more teachers than I had
considered, some of them making but small impression on account of
mildness.
THERE WERE EIGHT.
"Jane!" I said, in desparation. "Eight without the housekeeper! And she
must be remembered because if not she will be most unpleasant next fall,
and swipe my chaffing dish. Forty five dollars is a lot of Money."
"You only have to do it once," said Jane, who could aford to be calm, as
it was costing her nothing.
However, I sent the violets and paid with a check. I felt better by
subtracting the amount from one thousand. I had still $945.00, less the
facials and so on, which had been ten.
This is not a finantial story, although turning on Money. I do not
wish to be considered as thinking only of Wealth. Indeed, I have always
considered that where my heart was in question I would always decide for
Love and penury rather than a Castle and greed. In this I differ from
my sister Leila, who says that under no circumstanses would she ever
inspect a refrigerater to see if the cook was wasting anything.
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