men are to be judged by general results
rather than single acts."

"He is very kind to me--generally."

"Just so; and I am not angry with him in the least. But after what
occurred it would be wrong that you should go away at once. You felt it
yourself at the moment."

"But anything would be better than quarrelling, papa."

"Almost anything would be better than a lasting quarrel with your
husband; but the best way to avoid that is to show him that you know
how to be firm in such an emergency as this." She was, of course,
compelled by her father's presence and her father's strength to remain
in town, but she did so longing every hour to pack up and be off to
Cross Hall. She had very often doubted whether she could love her
husband as a husband ought to be loved, but now, in her present
trouble, she felt sure of her own heart. She had never been really on
bad terms with him before since their marriage, and the very fact of
their separation increased her tenderness to him in a wonderful degree.
She answered his letter with Language full of love and promises and
submission, loaded with little phrases of feminine worship, merely
adding that papa thought she had better stay in town till the end of
the month. There was not a word of reproach in it. She did not allude
to his harsh conduct at the ball, nor did she write the name of Mrs.
Houghton.

Her father was very urgent with her to see all her friends, to keep any
engagements previously made, to be seen at the play, and to let all the
world know by her conduct that she was not oppressed by what had taken
place. There was some intention of having the Kappa-kappa danced again,
as far as possible by the same people. Lord Giblet was to retire in
favour of some more expert performer, but the others were supposed to
be all worthy of an encore. But of course there arose a question as to
Lady George. There could be no doubt that Lord George had disapproved
very strongly of the Kappa-kappa. The matter got to the Dean's ears,
and the Dean counselled his daughter to join the party yet again. "What
would he say, papa?" The Dean was of opinion that in such case Lord
George would say and do much less than he had said and done before.
According to his views, Lord George must be taught that his wife had
her privileges as well as he his. This fresh difficulty dissolved
itself because the second performance was fixed for a day after that on
which it had been long known that Lady George w