But one never thought of love-making in
connection with her. All the silly things one says to ordinary women
she would have laughed at. If one had sent her flowers to wear, she
would have put them in a vase and wondered for whom they had really
been intended. She danced well, and rode straight; but the man she
danced with had to be awfully good at it, or he found himself being
guided through the giddy maze; and the man who wanted to be in the
same field with her, must be prepared for any fence or any wall. Not
that I ever saw her in the hunting-field; her love of life and of
fair play would have kept her out of that. But I use it as a
descriptive illustration. One was always glad to meet her in a house
party, though one could not have explained why. It is quite
impossible to describe her. She was just--well, just--"
The doctor saw "just Jane" trembling on Garth's lips, and knew how
inadequate was every adjective to express this name. He did not want
the flood of Garth's confidences checked, so he supplied the needed
words.
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