"To-day I shall have much to say to Moore," were Shirley's first words; and you could see in her face that life was full of interest, expectation, and occupation for her. "He will have to undergo cross-examination," she added. "I dare say he thinks he has outwitted me cleverly. And this is the way men deal with women--still concealing danger from them--thinking, I suppose, to spare them pain. They imagined we little knew where they were to-night. We _know_ they little conjectured where we were. Men, I believe, fancy women's minds something like those of children. Now, that is a mistake."
This was said as she stood at the glass, training her naturally waved hair into curls, by twining it round her fingers. She took up the theme again five minutes after, as Caroline fastened her dress and clasped her girdle.

"Today I shall have much to say to Moore," were Shirley's first words; and you could see that life was full of interest and expectation for her. "He will have to undergo cross-examination," she added. "I dare say he thinks he has outwitted me. This is the way men deal with women - concealing danger from them - thinking, I suppose, to spare them pain. Men, I believe, fancy women's minds something like those of children. Now, that is a mistake."
This was said as she stood at the mirror, training her hair into curls by twining it round her fingers. As Caroline fastened her dress, she continued:
