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She seemed in good spirits, and talked more than was her custom, giving Miss Belinda graphic descriptions of various festal gatherings she had attended in New York, when she seemed to have been very gay indeed, and to have worn very beautiful dresses, and also to have had rather more than her share of partners. SHE SEEMED IN GOOD SPIRITS AND TALKED MORE THAN WAS HER CUSTOM GIVING MISS BELINDA GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIOUS FESTAL GATHERINGS SHE HAD ATTENDED IN NEW YORK WHEN SHE SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN VERY GAY INDEED AND TO HAVE WORN VERY BEAUTIFUL DRESSES AND ALSO TO HAVE HAD RATHER MORE THAN HER SHARE OF PARTNERS
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." 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. To Miss Bassett, who felt all this in the very air she breathed, the girl's innocence of the condition of affairs was even a little touching. With all her splendor, she was not at all hard to please, and had quite awakened to an interest in the impending social event. 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 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 TO MISS BASSETT WHO FELT ALL THIS IN THE VERY AIR SHE BREATHED THE GIRL'S INNOCENCE OF THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS WAS EVEN A LITTLE TOUCHING WITH ALL HER SPLENDOR SHE WAS NOT AT ALL HARD TO PLEASE AND HAD QUITE AWAKENED TO AN INTEREST IN THE IMPENDING SOCIAL EVENT
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