Ruby's Reward — page 70: what you’re looking at

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—- seein tiene “Do you imagine that a man like Mr Ruggles can be susceptible te the pro- prieties and etiquette of high life?” he asked. ‘Why certainly, Mr Carpenter. He proved that to-night by his evident appre- ciation of a courteousreception. Hemay not be able to piactid them himaelf—he may not have had the social and educational advantages that have fallen to our lot ; but he certainly has a tender heart and one that is keenly alive to what is gaod and beauti- ful; else he would never love the poems of Mr Whitfield as he appears to. I believe we should treat everyone, without regard to externals, ag we desire and expect to be treated ourselves,” * 4nd would you like to goto Redville? Did you really mean that you would enjoy making him a visitnext summer ?” Edmund Carpenter asked, curiously. ‘Indeed I did; surely you do not imagine that I youl tell the man au un- + sad od, 5 t s truin *’ ¢eburned Ruby, colouring. ‘“No; pardon me. But yet, one gots in the habit of saying pleasant things as a matter of form.” Ruby thought this could not be laid to his charge as a rule ; but she answered with a trifle of hauteur in her manner : ‘Tam sorry to know that you judge s0 sceptically of people; I fear your faith in the honesty of humanity is not very strong. But, Mr Carpenter, J despise anythiug - which savours of untruthfulness or deceit, and I never say what I do not mean.” Ruby saw one of her friends beckoning to her just then, and she was not sorry to have the interview interrupted. Her re- spect for her companion had rapidly dimin- ished during the last half hour. comictosts.com