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It seems horrible to have to speak of such things, child, but one sees them happen so constantly that I am obliged to warn you. IT SEEMS HORRIBLE TO HAVE TO SPEAK OF SUCH THINGS CHILD BUT ONE SEES THEM HAPPEN SO CONSTANTLY THAT I AM OBLIGED TO WARN YOU
upon it! If you have this deplorable modern habit in your own or intimate friends’ houses, for heaven’s sake leave it behind you when you come out! To see a lot of--presumably--ladies lounging all over the cloth, as they lean forward eagerly to talk to their _vis-à-vis_ or the persons next them, is not an engaging sight, and only a few years ago it would have been considered as branding them as belonging to another world. Whatever laxity of _tenue_ has become habitual in private life, surely you can realize that it is very cheap to indulge in it in public, and that the fact that everything is cheap now is no reason for you, who are starting in life, and wish to be distinguished, to follow the fashion. There is another frightful thing numbers of people do as they leave restaurants--you will see them twisting their tongues round their teeth or making some movement of the lips which gives the impression that they have hardly finished their meal as they walk out! It is perfectly revolting. LE DO NOT LEAN YOUR ELBOWS UPON IT IF YOU HAVE THIS DEPLORABLE MODERN HABIT IN YOUR OWN OR INTIMATE FRIENDS HOUSES FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE LEAVE IT BEHIND YOU WHEN YOU COME OUT TO SEE A LOT OF PRESUMABLY LADIES LOUNGING ALL OVER THE CLOTH AS THEY LEAN FORWARD EAGERLY TO TALK TO THEIR VIZOR V OR THE PERSONS NEXT THEM IS NOT AN ENGAGING SIGHT AND ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AS BRANDING THEM AS BELONGING TO ANOTHER WORLD WHATEVER LEXITY OFTENU HAS BECOME HABITUAL IN PRIVATE LIFE SURELY YOU CAN REALIZE THAT IT IS VERY CHEAP TO INDULGE IN IT IN PUBLIC AND THAT THE FACT THAT EVERYTHING IS CHEAP NOW IS NO REASON FOR YOU WHO ARE STARTING IN LIFE AND WISH TO BE DISTINGUISHED TO FOLLOW THE FASHION THERE IS ANOTHER FRIGHTFUL THING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE DO AS THEY LEAVE RESTAURANTS YOU WILL SEE THEM TWISTING THEIR TONGUES ROUND THEIR TEETH OR MAKING SOME MOVEMENT OF THE LIPS WHICH GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY HAVE HARDLY FINISHED THEIR MEAL AS THEY WALK OUT IT IS PERFECTLY REVOLTING
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