`` She is nice every way , '' she told the unconvinced Aunt Olivia . `` She 's clever and well read . She is sensible and frank . She has a sense of humour and a great deal of insight into character -- witness her liking for your niece ! She can talk interestingly and she can also be silent when silence is becoming . And she has the finest profile I ever saw . Aunt Olivia , may I ask her to visit me next winter ? '' `` No , indeed , '' said Mrs. Wallace , with crushing emphasis . `` You surely do n't expect to continue this absurd intimacy past the summer , Pauline ? '' `` I expect to be Ada 's friend all my life , '' said Pauline laughingly , but with a little ring of purpose in her voice . `` Oh , Aunty , dear , ca n't you see that Ada is just the same girl in cotton print that she would be in silk attire ? She is really far more distinguished looking than any girl in the Knowles ' set . '' `` Pauline ! '' said Aunt Olivia , looking as shocked as if Pauline had committed blasphemy . Pauline laughed again , but she sighed as she went to her room . Aunt Olivia has the kindest heart in the world , she thought . What a pity she is n't able to see things as they really are ! My friendship with Ada ca n't be perfect if I ca n't invite her to my home . And she is such a dear girl -- the first real friend after my own heart that I 've ever had . The summer waned , and August burned itself out .
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