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"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." 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
t say, when I came into a room, 'Good gracious, there's another!'" "The first was made for Miss Lucia Gaston, who is Lady Theobald's niece," replied Miss Belinda mildly. "And there are few young ladies in Slowbridge who would not emulate her example." "Oh!" said Octavia, "I dare say she is very nice, and all that; but I don't believe I should care to copy her dresses. I think I should draw the line there." But she said it without any ill-nature; and, sensitive as Miss Belinda was upon the subject of her cherished ideals, she could not take offence. When the eventful evening arrived, there was excitement in more than one establishment upon High Street and the streets in its vicinity. The stories of the diamonds, the gold-diggers, and the silver-mines, had been added to, and embellished, in the most ornate and startling manner. It was 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. E I SHOULD FEEL AS IF PEOPLE MIGHT SAY WHEN I CAME INTO A ROOM GOOD GRACIOUS THERE'S ANOTHER THE FIRST WAS MADE FOR MISS LUCIA GASTON WHO IS LADY THEOBALD'S NIECE REPLIED MISS BELINDA MILDLY AND THERE ARE VERY FEW YOUNG LADIES IN SLOWBRIDGE WHO WOULD NOT EMULATE HER EXAMPLE OH SAID OCTAVIA I DARE SAY SHE IS VERY NICE AND ALL THAT BUT I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD CARE TO COPY HER DRESSES I THINK I SHOULD DRAW THE LINE THERE BUT SHE SAID IT WITHOUT ANY ILL NATURE AND SENSITIVE AS MISS BELINDA WAS UPON THE SUBJECT OF HER CHERISHED IDEALS SHE COULD NOT TAKE OFFENCE WHEN THE EVENTFUL EVENING ARRIVED THERE WAS EXCITEMENT IN MORE THAN ONE ESTABLISHMENT UPON HIGH STREET AND THE STREETS IN ITS VICINITY THE STORIES OF THE DIAMONDS THE GOLD DIGGERS AND THE SILVER MINES HAD BEEN ADDED TO AND EMBELLISHED IN THE MOST ORNATE AND STARTLING MANNER IT WAS 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
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