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I have seen boy and girl parties at restaurants where, if one had not known the names of the actual people, one would have presumed they were a set of young hoydens imagining themselves at a village feast. I HAVE SEEN BOY AND GIRL PARTIES AT RESTAURANTS WHERE IF ONE HAD NOT KNOWN THE NAMES OF THE ACTUAL PEOPLE ONE WOULD HAVE PRESUMED THEY WERE A SET OF YOUNG HOYDENS IMAGINING THEMSELVES AT A VILLAGE FEAST
ize 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. 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. Try to walk through halls gracefully, without self-consciousness or swinging arms; and when the dinner has begun, enter into the spirit of it, and endeavor to be agreeable to your neighbors, but never forget that you are in a public place, and that at other tables there are strangers whom you do not know, and before whom you certainly do not wish to make yourself of no account. RELY 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 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 TRY TO WALK THROUGH HALLS GRACEFULLY WITHOUT SELF CONSCIOUSNESS OR SWINGING ARMS AND WHEN THE DINNER HAS BEGUN ENTER INTO THE SPIRIT OF IT AND ENDEAVOUR TO BE AGREEABLE TO YOUR NEIGHBOURS BUT NEVER FORGET THAT YOU ARE IN A PUBLIC PLACE AND THAT AT OTHER TABLES THERE ARE STRANGERS WHOM YOU DO NOT KNOW AND BEFORE WHOM YOU CERTAINLY DO NOT WISH TO MAKE YOURSELF OF NO ACCOUNT
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