Mamma says she really does n't think it 's proper for you to be with them so much . '' `` They are like brothers , and my aunts do think it 's proper , '' replied Rose , rather sharply , for it struck her that this was none of Miss Blish 's business . `` I was merely going to say I should be glad to have you for my bosom friend , for Hatty Mason and I have had an awful quarrel , and do n't speak . She is too mean to live , so I gave her up . Just think , she never paid back one of the caramels I 've given her , and never invited me to her party . I could have forgiven the caramels , but to be left out in that rude way was more than I could bear , and I told her never to look at me again as long as she lived . '' `` You are very kind , but I do n't think I want a bosom friend , thank you , '' said Rose , as Ariadne stopped to bridle and shake her flaxen head over the delinquent Hatty Mason . Now , in her heart Miss Blish thought Rose `` a stuck-up puss , '' but the other girls wanted to know her and could n't , the old house was a charming place to visit , the lads were considered fine fellows , and the Campbells `` are one of our first families , '' mamma said . So Ariadne concealed her vexation at Rose 's coolness , and changed the subject as fast as possible . `` Studying French , I see ; who is your teacher ? '' she asked , flitting over the leaves of `` Paul and Virginia , '' that lay on the table . `` I do n't study it , for I read French as well as English , and uncle and I often speak it for hours . He talks like a native , and says I have a remarkably good accent . '' Rose really could not help this small display of superiority , for French was one of her strong points , and she was vain of it , though she usually managed to hide this weakness . She felt that Ariadne would be the better for a little crushing , and could not resist the temptation to patronise in her turn . `` Oh , indeed ! '' said Miss Blish , rather blankly , for French was not her strong point by any means . `` I am to go abroad with uncle in a year or two , and he knows how important it is to understand the languages . Half the girls who leave school ca n't speak decent French , and when they go abroad they are so mortified . I shall be very glad to help you , if you like , for , of course , you have no one to talk with at home . ''
Now XXXXX , though she looked like a wax doll , had feelings within her instead of sawdust , and these feelings were hurt by Rose 's lofty tone .
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