"I hope it won＇t ruin you; but it will certainly con昀rm your dangerous tendencies."
"Do you mean the love of luxury—of extravagance?""No, no," said Henrietta; "I mean your exposure on the moral side. I approve of luxury; I think we ought to be as elegant as possible. Look at the luxury of our western cities; I＇ve seen nothing over here to compare with it. I hope you＇ll never become grossly sensual;but I＇m not afraid of that. The peril for you is that you live too much in the world of your own dreams. You＇re not enough in contact with reality—with the toiling,striving, suffering, I may even say sinning, world that surrounds you. You＇re too fastidious; you＇ve too many graceful illusions. Your newly-acquired thousands will shut you up more and more to the society of a few sel昀sh and heartless people who will be interested in keeping them up."