\" suggested Mme. Storey dryly. \"Crystal-gazing, I mean.\"
\"Only if you take money for it,\" said Mrs. Julian a little sharply. Evidently this unpleasant feature had been forced on her attention before. \"I shall endow the temple, of course, so that knowledge may be free to all!\"
Mme. Storey, while she occupied herself with the East Indian, did not overlook the other persons in the room. \"Introduce me to the rest of your friends, Aline,\" she said pleasantly.
\" suggested Mme. Storey dryly. \"Crystal-gazing, I mean.\"
\"Only if you take money for it,\" said Mrs. Julian a little sharply. Evidently this unpleasant feature had been forced on her attention before. \"I shall endow the temple, of course, so that knowledge may be free to all!\"
Mme. Storey, while she occupied herself with the East Indian, did not overlook the other persons in the room. \"Introduce me to the rest of your friends, Aline,\" she said pleasantly.
