Ursula sighed. "It's useless to talk to you. Let's go down."

Norman, following her from the room, stopped her in the doorway to give

her a brotherly hug and kiss. "You won't make an out-and-out idiot of

yourself, will you, Ursula?" he said, in his winning manner.

The expression of her eyes as she looked at him showed how strong was

his influence over her. "You know I'll come to you for advice before I

do anything final," said she. "Oh, I don't know what I want! I only know

what I don't want. I wish I were well balanced--as you are, Fred."

[Illustration: "'You won't make an out-and-out idiot of yourself, will

you Ursula?'"]

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