Chapter 17

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌⁠Mrs. Neff and Winifred may have had their suspicions. They were both amiable cynics, and always put the worst possible interpretation on any happening. But whatever their theories, they could never have guessed the actual reason for the contretemps, and Persis speedily changed the subject. But her feet remembered it and tingled with reminiscent little electric storms. And when she looked at Forbes