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Staunton must be an excessively silly person. Of course
one would wish to keep from hurting people's feelings, but it really
is hardly possible to help it, if they will ride out to meet offence
in such a way.'
'Yet, Anne,' said her mother, 'you may comfort yourself with knowing
that as long as you do what is commanded, set a watch before your
lips, you are not likely to wound the feelings of others, however
sensitive.'
'I know, Mamma,' said Anne, 'that would correct every fault of that
kind; but then I hardly know how to do so thoroughly. And I think
sensitiveness is a good thing--at least, it makes people know better
what will hurt others.'
'Be sensitive for others, without being ready to take offence for
yourself, then, Anne,' said Lady Merton. 'And now that you have
fitted the moral to my story, I must go down and help Mrs. Woodbourne
to entertain Mrs. Hazleby.'
'I pity you,' said Anne. 'If everyone, or indeed if half the world
were like her, I should be more violent in my opinions than Lizzie
is.'
'And what are you going to do?' asked Lady Merton.


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