CHAPTER II.
"MONDAY," said Victoria, as she tore the Sunday slip from the calendar. "Let's see what it says. 'Lives of great men all remind us'—oh, dear, why will they supply us with such antique quotations?"
"I shall compose a cynic's calendar," said Mrs. Durham, from her desk. "A little thing with quotations from well-known philosophers, notably Voltaire and Carlyle."
"Dyspeptic's calendar would be better," volunteered Miss Claudel. "I'll contribute a proverb. 'It's a strong head that hath no turning.'"
"Oh," said Mrs. Durham, presently, "wouldn't you like to go over to Madame Despard's studio this afternoon? She has one of her 'at homes.' They are very curious and wholly instructive.
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