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Her deportment was remarked, her accomplishments displayed, she performed her last new "pieces" upon the piano, she was drawn into conversation by her hostess; and upon the timid modesty of her replies, and the reverence of her listening attitudes, depended her future social status. HER DEPORTMENT WAS REMARKED HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS DISPLAYED SHE PERFORMED HER LAST NEW PIECES UPON THE PIANO SHE WAS DRAWN INTO CONVERSATION BY HER HOSTESS AND UPON THE TIMID MODESTY OF HER REPLIES AND THE REVERENCE OF HER LISTENING ATTITUDES DEPENDED HER FUTURE SOCIAL STATUS
er 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. 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. Each young lady within the pale of genteel society, having arrived at years of discretion, on returning home from boarding-school, was invited to tea at Oldclough Hall. During an entire evening she was the subject of watchful criticism. 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 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 EACH YOUNG LADY WITHIN THE PALE OF GENTEEL SOCIETY HAVING ARRIVED AT YEARS OF DISCRETION ON RETURNING HOME FROM BOARDING SCHOOL WAS INVITED TO TEA AT OLDCLOUGH HALL DURING AN ENTIRE EVENING SHE WAS THE SUBJECT OF WATCHFUL CRITICISM
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