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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. 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
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." 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.  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 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
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