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"I was nineteen in  in December." "Miss Octavia Bassett," said her ladyship, "was nineteen last October, and it is now June. I have not yet found it necessary to apologize for you on the score of youth." I WAS NINETEEN IN IN DECEMBER MISS OCTAVIA BASSETT SAID HER LADYSHIP WAS NINETEEN LAST OCTOBER AND IT IS NOW JUNE I HAVE NOT YET FOUND IT NECESSARY TO APOLOGIZE FOR YOU ON THE SCORE OF YOUTH
 would not do to slight Belinda Bassett's niece and guest. To omit the customary state teas would have been to crush innocent Miss Belinda at a blow, and place her--through the medium of this young lady, who alone deserved condemnation--beyond the pale of all social law. "It is only to be regretted," said her ladyship, "that Belinda Bassett has not arranged things better. Relatives of such an order are certainly to be deplored." In secret Lucia felt much soft-hearted sympathy for both Miss Bassett and her guest. She could not help wondering how Miss Belinda became responsible for the calamity which had fallen upon her. It really did not seem probable that she had been previously consulted as to the kind of niece she desired, or that she had, in a distinct manner, evinced a preference for a niece of this description. "Perhaps, dear grandmamma," the girl ventured, "it is because Miss Octavia Bassett is so young that"-- "May I ask," inquired Lady Theobald, in fell tones, "how old you are?  EVEN LADY THEOBALD FELT THAT IT WOULD NOT DO TO SLIGHT BELINDA BASSETT'S NIECE AND GUEST TO OMIT THE CUSTOMARY STATE TEARS WOULD HAVE BEEN TO CRUSH THE INNOCENT MISS BELINDA AT A BLOW AND PLACE HER THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THIS YOUNG LADY WHO ALONE DESERVED CONDEMNATION BEYOND THE PALE OF ALL SOCIAL LAW IT IS ONLY TO BE REGRETTED SAID HER LADYSHIP THAT BELINDA BASSETT HAS NOT ARRANGED THINGS BETTER RELATIVES OF SUCH AN ORDER ARE CERTAINLY TO BE DEPLORED IN SECRET LUCIA FELT MUCH SOFT HEARTED SYMPATHY FOR BOTH MISS BASSETT AND HER GUEST SHE COULD NOT HELP WONDERING HOW MISS BELINDA BECAME RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CALAMITY WHICH HAD FALLEN UPON HER IT REALLY DID NOT SEEM PROBABLE THAT SHE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONSULTED AS TO THE KIND OF KNEE SHE DESIRED OR THAT SHE HAD IN A DISTINCT MANNER EVINCED A PREFERENCE FOR A NIECE OF THIS DESCRIPTION PERHAPS DEAR GRANDMAMMA THE GIRL VENTURED IT IS BECAUSE MISS OCTAVIA BASSETT IS SO YOUNG THAT MAY I ASK INQUIRED LADY THEOBALD IN FELL TONES HOW OLD YOU ARE
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