Liked Her Frankness.
Carlyle could on occasions manifest a disposition altogether different from that with which he is usually credited. At one of the very few social evenings that he honoured with his presence (he grim philosopher was intiodaced to a chairning young lady, who g-eady impressed him. "Of course, Mi«s'Dash, you li^ve 10 ad some of my books';'" Oarlylc remarked. "Well, no, I'm afraid— that is, I regtol to say I have not," Avas Hie reluctant reply.
"No?" drawled Carlyle questioning!)', enjoying his fair companion's confusion.
"But, you see," was the ."pologatic rejoinder, "you 01 c so c\t. cr. I am not; so I don't think I Fhould like — that is, uncle.stand — your work", as the}' must bo very ileop and "— — "Dry?" rdded Cailylo mischievously. ''For me. You soo, Mr Carlylo " iesumed the young Ijcly. " Tut, tut ; prny don't apologise. I am delighted to have nvidc the t'cquaintance of a being who has the honesty to avow that she has not read one of my books, and Ihe pluck lo say she was not intensely interested."
The loliovmig 1 niuinmg" (ho cl.ai.iier tereived a copy of " Bartor Resatlus," with this inscription :
"To Miss Dash, in memory of a plea?ant evening, the undersigned trusting- that even if she may not lead this dry work, she will deign to accept it as a tribute to her frankness,, from Thomas Carlyle."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2318, 4 August 1898, Page 53
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