His Other Wife: A Novel — page 153: what you’re looking at

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THE PLOTTERS. 145 women of to-day and the perfect pair that trod the daisy- starred shores of Abana and Pharpar.” ‘‘In nature, perhaps not; but in practice, I fancy that some, at least, of their descendants combine the duplicity of Adam with the subtlety of the serpent.” ‘‘From that remark it is fair to conclude that Eve's daughters have, in some instances, improved in the mat- ter of ingenuous credulity. We should scarce have had the pretty fable of ‘The Celestial Garden,’ had Dame Eve possessed your wisdom, Miss Draper.” ‘*I do believe that you two are trying to quarrel,” cried Faith, opening her eyes very big, and turning their bright, ruddy light first on one and then the other of her compan- ions. ‘‘Come, Miss Draper,” she added, ‘‘let us continue our walk, and leave Mr. Vernois to vent his spite upon the ~ animate and inanimate objects of nature, in the solitary contemplation of which we disturbed him. He may be more amiable when we meet him again.” The two ladies passed on their way, and Julian lighted a cigar and resumed his lazy pose on the velvet grass. | Gomichoo cS. (E(@)