Man and Maid

She shrugged her shoulders.

"My mother is an angel."

"Now that your mind is at rest as to this question, have you any other

cause of complaint against me? Though why it should matter to you what I

do or don't do in this respect, as long as I am courteous to you, and

fulfill my side of the bargain, I cannot think. One could imagine you

were jealous!"

"Jealous!" she flared furiously. "Jealous, I! How ridiculous.--One has

to care to be jealous!" and then she flounced out of the room.

Yes,--even when they appear all that is balanced, there is nothing so

amazing as a woman!