Penelope's PostscriptsSalemina and I were in Geneva. If you had ever travelled through Europe with a charming spinster who never sat down at a Continental table dhte without being asked by an American vis--vis whether she were one of the P.s of Salem, Massachusetts, you would understand why I call my friend Salemina. She doesnt mind it. She knows that I am simply jealous because I came from a vulgarly large tribe that never had any coat-of-arms, and whose ancestors always sealed their letters with their thumb nails. Whenever Francesca and I call her Salemina, she knows, and we know that she knows, that we are seeing a group of noble ancestors in a sort of halo over her serene and dignified head, so she remains unruffled under her petit nom, inasmuch as the casual public comprehends nothing of its spurious origin and thinks it was given her by her sponsors in baptism. Francesca, Salemina, and I have very different backgrounds. The first-named is an extremely pretty person of large income who is travelling with us simply because her relatives think that she will see Europe more advantageously under our chaperonage than if she were accompanied by persons of her own age or set. ......Buy Now (To Read More)Product details Ebook Number: 1868 Author: Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith Release Date: Aug 1, 1999 Format: eBook Language: English
