"
"Oh, yes," said Jasmine, "I feel very humble to-night, and very
thankful. I am in the kind of humor to-night when I could listen to
any amount of good advice."
"Notwithstanding, Jasmine," said Miss Egerton, with a slight smile,
"that advisers are never considered the most agreeable people.
Jasmine, dear, I have seen Mrs. Ellsworthy to-day."
"Our darling Mrs. Ellsworthy," said Jasmine, flushing brightly; "and
how was she? Does she know that I still care for her?"
"I think she does, Jasmine, and undoubtedly she cares for you. She
again offers to help you, and, Jasmine, dear, I think the time has
come when you must accept her help."
Jasmine smiled, and flushed brightly.
"I do not mind," she said; "I mean I do not mind as Primrose minds,
but I know, I fear that it will go very hard with Primrose."
"It is often very hard to do right, Jasmine," said Miss Egerton, "and
I can quite believe that Primrose will find it difficult to accede to
our plan. At the same time I feel convinced that although she will
have a great struggle, in the end she will yield to it. This is like
the 'Hill Difficulty' to Primrose, but she is not the sort of girl to
turn away from it without conquering its steepness and its toils.
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