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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 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
score of youth." But it was her ladyship who took the initiative, and set an evening for entertaining Miss Belinda and her niece, in company with several other ladies, with the best bohea, thin bread and butter, plum-cake, and various other delicacies. "What do they do at such places?" asked Octavia. "Half-past five is pretty early." "We spend some time at the tea-table, my dear," explained Miss Belinda. "And afterward we--we converse. A few of us play whist. I do not. I feel as if I were not clever enough, and I 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'm afraid," Octavia observed, "that I never heard much improving conversation. ET FOUND IT NECESSARY TO APOLOGIZE FOR YOU ON THE SCORE OF YOUTH BUT IT WAS HER LADYSHIP WHO TOOK THE INITIATIVE AND SET AN EVENING FOR ENTERTAINING MISS BELINDA AND HER NIECE IN COMPANY WITH SEVERAL OTHER LADIES WITH THE BEST BOHEA THIN BREAD AND BUTTER PLUM CAKE AND VARIOUS OTHER DELICACIES WHAT DO THEY DO AT SUCH PLACES ASKED OCTAVIA HALF PAST FIVE IS PRETTY EARLY WE SPEND SOME TIME AT THE TEA TABLE MY DEAR EXPLAINED MISS BELINDA AND AFTERWARDS WE WE CONVERSE A FEW OF US PLAY WHIST I DO NOT I FEEL AS IF I WERE NOT CLEVER ENOUGH AND I 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
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