'
I could criticise on another count, but taking into consideration
time, place, circumstances, and the female intellect, I refrain. That
is the generous sort of creature _I_ am. So, without expressing my own
opinion further--except to remark that, though I don't think much of
either of them, personally I prefer 'Delysle.' The other is
wholesomer, doubtless, for those who like a mild diet. Milk and water
doesn't agree with me. But I put it to the vote. Ladies and gentlemen,
do you or do you not consider that this lady has won her bet?"
"Oh, won it, most decidedly!" we all agreed.
"By-the-by, what was the bet?" I asked.
"My Pa's gaiters against Ideala's blue stockings. I regret to say that
circumstances over which I have no control"--and he glanced at the
unconscious Bishop--"prevent the immediate payment of my debt--unless,
indeed, he has a second pair;" and he left the room hurriedly as if to
see.
He did not come back to us that evening, but I believe he was to be
heard of later at the sign of the "Billiard and Cue."
"Well," said the young sculptor, returning to the old point of
departure, "for my own part, I find much that is elevating in modern
works.
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