“About old Mr. Emer­son—I hardly know. No, he is not tact­ful; yet, have you ever no­ticed that there are people who do things which are most in­del­ic­ate, and yet at the same time—beau­ti­ful?”
“Beau­ti­ful?” said Miss Bart­lett, puzzled at the word. “Are not beauty and del­ic­acy the same?”