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Chapter X. The Counsel Of Winter: Fortune’s Ambassador Calls

           

           Here,then,wasCarrie,establishedinapleasantfashion,freeofcertaindifficultieswhichmostominouslyconfrontedher,ladenwithmanynewoneswhichwereofamentalorder,andaltogethersoturnedaboutinallofherearthlyrelationshipsthatshemightwellhavebeenanewanddifferentindividual.ShelookedintoherglassandsawaprettierCarriethanshehadseenbefore;shelookedintohermind,amirrorpreparedofherownandtheworld’sopinions,andsawaworse.Betweenthesetwoimagesshewavered,hesitatingwhichtobelieve.

           “My,butyou’realittlebeauty,”Drouetwaswonttoexclaimtoher.

           Shewouldlookathimwithlarge,pleasedeyes.

           “Youknowit,don’tyou?”hewouldcontinue.

           “Oh,Idon’tknow,”shewouldreply,feelingdelightinthefactthatoneshouldthinkso,hesitatingtobelieve,thoughshereallydid,thatshewasvainenoughtothinksomuchofherself.

           Herconscience,however,wasnotaDrouet,interestedtopraise.Theresheheardadifferentvoice,withwhichsheargued,pleaded,excused.Itwasnojustandsapientcounsellor,initslastanalysis.Itwasonlyanaveragelittleconscience,athingwhichrepresentedtheworld,herpastenvironment,habit,convention,inaconfusedway.Withit,thevoiceofthepeoplewastrulythevoiceofGod.

           “Oh,thoufailure!”saidthevoice.

           “Why?”shequestioned.

           “Lookatthoseabout,”camethewhisperedanswer.“Lookatthosewhoaregood.Howwouldtheyscorntodowhatyouhavedone.Lookatthegoodgirls;howwilltheydrawawayfromsuchasyouwhentheyknowyouhavebeenweak.

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