Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . nd of that idea by assuring me that she was saving him up for adistant relation. One of his Austrian cousins, I presume, and I canonly explain her questions by attributing them to pure abnormal curi-osity. I thought I wouldjust mention that the youngman is contracted, thatthere might be no heart-burning or scheming in re-lation to him. The judgesaid this with a sly twinkle;for he well knew the indig-nation which his remarkwould create. Margaret laughed SCOrn-fully. The very idea —that iceberg ! And yet heis quite a respectable ice-berg, she added, after herg
Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . nd of that idea by assuring me that she was saving him up for adistant relation. One of his Austrian cousins, I presume, and I canonly explain her questions by attributing them to pure abnormal curi-osity. I thought I wouldjust mention that the youngman is contracted, thatthere might be no heart-burning or scheming in re-lation to him. The judgesaid this with a sly twinkle;for he well knew the indig-nation which his remarkwould create. Margaret laughed SCOrn-fully. The very idea —that iceberg ! And yet heis quite a respectable ice-berg, she added, after hergrandfather had left theroom. Do you know Ithat the countess is not my aunt, or I the distant relative for whomthe magnificent Lajos is so tenderly guarded. Alice looked up quickly. Do you really care for him, Mar-garet ? and again Margaret laughed her scorn. And would you marry a man whom you do not love ? Why not, if there were no pretence ? And if he did not love you ? Then I think it would be perfectly fair. I am sure that the. MARGARET AND ALICE DISCUSS LAJOS. am more than ever inclined to regret HO THREE VASSAR GIRLS IN SWITZERLAND. Count Lajos and I would make a perfectly matched couple, she con-tinued, only half in banter. He does not look as if he was capableof warm affection, and as I am sure that I am not, I repeat that weseem to have been created for one another. A rich glow burned on Alices cheek. I do not think you under-stand him, she said. I am sure that he is capable of very trueaffection, but I do not believe he is happy in this engagement. Then why doesnt he break it ? Probably his aunts favor and fortune are at stake. Then if he cares more for the fortune than for his freedom, I donot see that he deserves our pity. Nor I; and as I cant quite believe that he is so base as that, Iam sure there must be some other reason. I do not think so; he is simply under his aunts thumb. Shecan make him do exactly as she likes. He would marry me if shewished him to do so.
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