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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." 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
t really did not seem probable that she had been previously consulted as to the kind of niece she desired, or that she had, in a distinct manner, evinced a preference for a niece of this description. "Perhaps, dear grandmamma," the girl ventured, "it is because Miss Octavia Bassett is so young that"-- "May I ask," inquired Lady Theobald, in fell tones, "how old you are?" "I was nineteen in--in December." "Miss Octavia Bassett," said her ladyship, "was nineteen last October, and it is now June. I have not yet 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 afterward we--we converse. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CALAMITY WHICH HAD FALLEN UPON HER IT REALLY DID NOT SEEM PROBABLE THAT SHE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONSULTED AS TO THE KIND OF KNEE SHE DESIRED OR THAT SHE HAD IN A DISTINCT MANNER EVINCED A PREFERENCE FOR A NIECE OF THIS DESCRIPTION PERHAPS DEAR GRANDMAMMA THE GIRL VENTURED IT IS BECAUSE MISS OCTAVIA BASSETT IS SO YOUNG THAT MAY I ASK INQUIRED LADY THEOBALD IN FELL TONES HOW OLD YOU ARE I WAS NINETEEN IN IN DECEMBER MISS OCTAVIA BASSETT SAID HER LADYSHIP WAS NINETEEN LAST OCTOBER AND IT IS NOW JUNE I HAVE NOT YET 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
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