"Straightforward Miss Moore!" said she patronizingly. "It is like you to understand my question so literally and answer it so simply. _Your_ mind comprehends nothing of intrigue. Strange things might go on around you without your being the wiser; you are not of the class the world calls sharp-witted."

"Straightforward Miss Moore!" said she patronizingly. "It is like you to understand my question so literally. You comprehend nothing of intrigue. You are not of the class the world calls sharp-witted."
