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What precise line of conduct it was generally anticipated that this gold digging and silver mining young person would adopt, it would be difficult to say: it is sufficient that the general sentiments regarding her were of a distrustful, if not timorous, nature. WHAT PRECISE LINE OF CONDUCT IT WAS GENERALLY ANTICIPATED THAT THIS GOLD DIGGING AND SILVER MINING YOUNG PERSON WOULD ADOPT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO SAY IT IS SUFFICIENT THAT THE GENERAL SENTIMENTS REGARDING HER WERE OF A DISTRUSTFUL IF NOT TIMOROUS NATURE
hould care to copy her dresses. I think I should draw the line there." But she said it without any ill-nature; and, sensitive as Miss Belinda was upon the subject of her cherished ideals, she could not take offence. When the eventful evening arrived, there was excitement in more than one establishment upon High Street and the streets in its vicinity. The stories of the diamonds, the gold-diggers, and the silver-mines, had been added to, and embellished, in the most ornate and startling manner. It was well known that only Lady Theobald's fine appreciation of Miss Belinda Bassett's feelings had induced her to extend her hospitalities to that lady's niece. "I would prefer, my dear," said more than one discreet matron to her daughter, as they attired themselves,--"I would much prefer that you would remain near me during the earlier part of the evening, before we know how this young lady may turn out. Let your manner toward her be kind, but not familiar. It is well to be upon the safe side.  THAT BUT I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD CARE TO COPY HER DRESSES I THINK I SHOULD DRAW THE LINE THERE BUT SHE SAID IT WITHOUT ANY ILL NATURE AND SENSITIVE AS MISS BELINDA WAS UPON THE SUBJECT OF HER CHERISHED IDEALS SHE COULD NOT TAKE OFFENCE WHEN THE EVENTFUL EVENING ARRIVED THERE WAS EXCITEMENT IN MORE THAN ONE ESTABLISHMENT UPON HIGH STREET AND THE STREETS IN ITS VICINITY THE STORIES OF THE DIAMONDS THE GOLD DIGGERS AND THE SILVER MINES HAD BEEN ADDED TO AND EMBELLISHED IN THE MOST ORNATE AND STARTLING MANNER IT WAS WELL KNOWN THAT ONLY LADY THEOBALD'S FINE APPRECIATION OF MISS BELINDA BASSETT'S FEELINGS HAD INDUCED HER TO EXTEND HER HOSPITALITIES TO THAT LADY'S NIECE I WOULD PREFER MY DEAR SAID MORE THAN ONE DISCREET MATRON TO HER DAUGHTER AS THEY ATTIRED THEMSELVES I WOULD MUCH PREFER THAT YOU WOULD REMAIN NEAR ME DURING THE EARLIER PART OF THE EVENING BEFORE WE KNOW HOW THIS YOUNG LADY MAY TURN OUT LET YOUR MANNER TOWARD HER BE KIND BUT NOT FAMILIAR IT IS WELL TO BE UPON THE SAFE SIDE
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