I want to see her as clearly."
"Depend upon it, you have too great an appetite for knowledge; you set
too high an esteem upon the dry light of science."
"Ah!" said Gordon promptly; "of course I want to be fond of her."
Bernard, in spite of his protest, began to laugh again.
"My dear Gordon, you are better than your theories. Your passionate
heart contradicts your frigid intellect. I repeat it--you are in love."
"Please don't repeat it again," said Wright.
Bernard took his arm, and they walked along.
"What shall I call it, then? You are engaged in making studies for
matrimony."
"I don't in the least object to your calling it that. My studies are of
extreme interest."
"And one of those young ladies is the fair volume that contains the
precious lesson," said Longueville. "Or perhaps your text-book is in two
volumes?"
"No; there is one of them I am not studying at all. I never could do two
things at once."
"That proves you are in love. One can't be in love with two women
at once, but one may perfectly have two of them--or as many as you
please--up for a competitive examination. However, as I asked you
before, which of these young ladies is it that you have selected?"
Gordon Wright stopped abruptly, eying his friend.
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