acquisition of knowledge as the gratification of curiosity.'

'That may be,' said the elder lady in a doubtful tone; 'but my dear,
who is to enlighten us as to which is which? We are apt in such
matters to deceive ourselves. The more we know, the better are we
able to deceive others; and the better we are able to deceive others
the better we are able to deceive ourselves. As I tell you, dear,
knowledge is two-edged and needs extra carefulness in its use!'

'True!' said Stephen reflectively. Long after her aunt had gone she
sat thinking.


Once again did Miss Rowly try to restrain Stephen from a project.
This was when a little later she wished to go for a few days to the
University Mission House in the East end of London. Ever since her
visit to Oxford she had kept up a correspondence with her mother's
old friend. It was this lady's habit to spend a part of vacation in
the Mission; and Stephen had had much correspondence with her
regarding the work. At last she wrote that if she might, she would
like to come and see for herself. The answer was a cordial
invitation, armed with which she asked her father to allow her to go.
He at once assented. He had been watching keenly the development of
her character, and had seen with pride and satisfaction that as time
went on she seemed to acquire greater resolution, larger self-
dependence. She was becoming more and more of his ideal. Without
losing any of her womanhood, she was beginning to look at things more
from a man's point of view than is usually done by, or possible to,
women.