At my time of life opinions are tolerably fixed. It is not likely that I should now see or hear anything to change them.

She told the story, however, with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in any thing ridiculous.

They parted at last with mutual civility, and possibly a mutual desire of never meeting again.

Every savage can dance.

Yet there it was not love. It was a little fever of admiration; but it might, probably must, end in love with some

if a woman doubts as to whether she should accept a man or not, she certainly ought to refuse him. If she can hesitate as to `Yes,' she ought to say `No' directly. It is not a state to be safely entered into with doubtful feelings, with half a heart.

Of this she was perfectly unaware; to her he was only the man who had made himself agreeable nowhere, and who had not thought her handsome enough to dance with.