Shake , '' said Pauline , holding out her hand . That was the beginning of a friendship that made poor Mrs. Wallace groan outwardly as well as inwardly . Pauline and Ada found that they liked each other even more than they had expected to . They walked , rowed , berried and picnicked together . Ada did not go to Mrs. Boyd 's a great deal , for some instinct told her that Mrs. Wallace did not look favourably on her , but Pauline spent half her time at the little , brown , orchard-embowered house at the end of the beech lane where the Embrees lived . She had never met any girl she thought so nice as Ada . `` 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 XXXXX she went to her room .
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