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It must be confessed that Miss Belinda suffered many pangs of anxiety in looking forward to her young kinswoman's first appearance in society. A tea at Lady Theobald's house constituted formal presentation to the Slowbridge world. IT MUST BE CONFESSED THAT MISS BELINDA SUFFERED MANY PANGS OF ANXIETY IN LOOKING FORWARD TO A YOUNG KINSWOMAN'S FIRST APPEARANCE IN SOCIETY A TEA AT LADY THEOBALD'S HOUSE CONSTITUTED FORMAL PRESENTATION TO THE SLOWBRIDGE WORLD
ences of opinion." "I should think it wasn't very exciting," said Octavia. "I don't fancy I ever went to an entertainment where they did nothing but drink tea, and talk." "It is not our intention or desire to be exciting, my dear," Miss Belinda replied with mild dignity. "And an improving conversation is frequently most beneficial to the parties engaged in it." "I'm afraid," Octavia observed, "that I never heard much improving conversation." She was really no fonder of masculine society than the generality of girls; but she could not help wondering if there would be any young men present, and if, indeed, there were any young men in Slowbridge who might possibly be produced upon festive occasions, even though ordinarily kept in the background. She had not heard Miss Belinda mention any masculine name so far, but that of the curate of St. James's; and, when she had seen him pass the house, she had not found his slim, black figure, and faint, ecclesiastic whiskers, especially interesting.  GET FLURRIED TOO EASILY BY BY DIFFERENCES OF OPINION I SHOULD THINK IT WASN'T VERY EXCITING SAID OCTAVIA I DON'T FANCY I EVER WENT TO AN ENTERTAINMENT WHERE THEY DID NOTHING BUT DRINK TEA AND TALK IT IS NOT OUR INTENTION OR DESIRE TO BE EXCITING MY DEAR MISS BELINDA REPLIED WITH MILD DIGNITY AND AN IMPROVING CONVERSATION IS FREQUENTLY MOST BENEFICIAL TO THE PARTIES ENGAGED IN IT I AM AFRAID OCTAVIA OBSERVED THAT I NEVER HEARD MUCH IMPROVING CONVERSATION SHE WAS REALLY NO FONDER OF MASCULINE SOCIETY THAN THE GENERALITY OF GIRLS BUT SHE COULD NOT HELP WONDERING IF THERE WOULD BE ANY YOUNG MEN PRESENT AND IF INDEED THERE WERE ANY YOUNG MEN IN SLOWBRIDGE WHO MIGHT POSSIBLY BE PRODUCED UPON FESTIVE OCCASIONS EVEN THOUGH ORDINARILY KEPT IN THE BACKGROUND SHE HAD NOT HEARD MISS BELINDA MENTION ANY MASCULINE NAME SO FAR BUT THAT OF THE CURATE OF SAINT JAMES'S AND WHEN SHE HAD SEEN HIM PASS THE HOUSE SHE HAD NOT FOUND HIS SLIM BLACK FIGURE AND FAINT ECCLESIASTIC WHISKERS ESPECIALLY INTERESTING
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