Constance Smedley and Pearl Humphrey

“ Martin lowered her sunshade and waited. By the beatific expression that was growing on Nelly's face, she felt sure that the supreme opportunity was coming.
It came. “It is nonsense to imagine that it is difficult to get on with men. One has only to be natural. I was just thinking of Milly Peyton, who was simply terrified at the idea of coming out and being left stranded with a photograph book. If any one is left like that, it must be the girl's fault. ”

“ Martin pulled herself together for a convincing array of evidence, though she heartily wished that Nelly could be left to gloat over her little victory.
“First, because the extreme verdancy of your views attracted the men in your immediate neighborhood. Then, a little group collected round some one new always attracts the other men. Vanity makes every man like to be one of the group where the best entertainment is going on. Also, woman-hunting is a form of shikar, which no sportsman can resist, when he sees others joining in it. ”

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