Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others. All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them. She gained nothing by the act. She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals. She was busy, moreover, with study for the New Zealand tour, and had no more time than was necessary for her own work. Yet she laid it all aside to coach her fellow-passengers in their parts; …
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