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woman�察  �she      even   thinks   she   has  a  lover。   O    that  in  early   life  I  had 

provided   myself   with   a   pair   of   twins   from   some   asylum�察  �then   I   should 

have had some one to wait on me。; 

     ;Perhaps they would have been married too�察─�said Kate。 

     ;They  should never   have   been   married�察─  �retorted Aunt   Jane。          ;They 

should     have   signed    a  paper    at  five  years   old   to  do   no   such   thing。 

Yesterday I told a lady that I was enraged that a servant should presume to 

have a heart�察�and the woman took it seriously and began to argue with me。 

To think of living in a town where one person could be so idiotic� �Such a 

town ought to be extinguished from the universe。; 

     ;Auntie� ─�said Kate�察�sternly�察 �you must grow more charitable。; 

     ;Must   I�拭─  �said   Aunt   Jane�察   �it   will   not   be   at   all   becoming。   I   have 



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thought   about     it�察 �often   have   I  weighed     it  in  my  mind    whether     to  be 

monotonously lovely�察�but I have always thrust it away。 It must make life 

so tedious。      It is too late for me to change��at least�察�anything about me 

but   my   countenance�察  �and   that   changes   the   wrong   way。         Yet   I   feel   so 

young and fresh�察�I look in my glass every morning to see if I have not a 

new face�察�but it never comes。 I am not what is called well´favored。 In fact�察�

I am not favored at all。 Tell me about the party。; 

     ;What shall I tell�拭─�said Kate。 

     ;Tell me what people were there�察─�said Aunt Jane�察 �and how they were 

dressed�察  �who   were   the   happiest   and   who   the   most   miserable。   I   think   I 

would     rather   hear   about    the  most    miserable��at     least�察 �till  I  have  my 

breakfast。; 

     ;The   most   miserable   person   I   saw�察─  �said   Kate�察   �was   Mrs。   Meredith。 

It   was   very   amusing   to   hear   her   and   Hope   talk   at   cross´purposes。   You 

know   her   daughter   Helen   is   in   Paris�察  �and   the   mother   seemed   very   sad 

about her。 A lady was asking if something or other were true�察�'Too true��' 

said Mrs。 Meredith�察�'with every opportunity she has had no real success。 It 

was not the poor child's fault。         She was properly presented�察�but as yet she 

has had no success at all。' 

     ;Hope looked up�察�full of sympathy。             She thought Helen must be some 

disappointed school´teacher�察�and felt an interest in her immediately。 'Will 

there not be another examination��' she asked。 'What an odd phrase��' said 

Mrs。   Meredith�察  �looking   rather   disdainfully   at   Hope。      'No�察  �I   suppose   we 

must give it up�察�if that is what you mean。 The only remaining chance is in 

the skating。     I had particular attention paid to Helen's skating on that very 

account。 How happy shall I be�察�if my foresight is rewarded��' 

     ;Hope thought this meant physical education�察�to be sure�察�and fancied 

that handsome Helen Meredith opening a school for calisthenics in Paris� �

Luckily she did not say anything。 Then the other lady said�察�solemnly�察�'My 

dear Mrs。 Meredith�察�it is too true。           No one can tell how things will turn 

out   in   society。   How   often   do   we   see   girls   who   were   not   looked   at   in 

America�察�and yet have a great success in Paris�察�then other girls go out who 

were here very much admired�察�and they have no success at all。' 



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     ;Hope   understood   it   all   then�察  �but   she   took   it   very   calmly。   I   was   so 

indignant�察  �I   could   hardly   help   speaking。        I   wanted   to   say   that   it   was 

outrageous。        The   idea   of   American   mothers   training   their   children   for 

exhibition before what everybody calls the most corrupt court in Europe� �

Then   if   they   can   catch   the   eye   of   the   Emperor   or   the   Empress   by   their 

faces or their paces�察�that is called success� ─�

     ;Good Americans when they die go to Paris�察─�said Philip�察 �so says the 

oracle。 Naughty Americans try it prematurely�察�and go while they are alive。 

Then     Paris    casts   them    out�察 �and    when     they   come    back�察   �their   French 

disrepute is their stock in trade。; 

     ;I   think�察─  �said   the  cheerful   Hope�察  �that   it   is   not quite  so   bad。;   Hope 

always thought things not so bad。              She went on。 ;I was very dull not to 

know what Mrs。 Meredith was talking about。 Helen Meredith is a warm´ 

hearted�察�generous girl�察�and will not go far wrong�察�though her mother is not 

as wise as she is well´bred。 But Kate forgets that the few hundred people 

one sees here or at Paris do not represent the nation�察�after all。; 

     ;The most influential part of it�察─�said Emilia。 

     ;Are you sure�察�dear�拭─�said her sister。            ;I do not think they influence it 

half so much as a great many people who are too busy to go to either place。 

I   always   remember   those   hundred   girls   at   the   Normal   School�察  �and   that 

they were not at all like Mrs。 Meredith�察�nor would they care to be like her�察�

any more than she would wish to be like them。; 

     ;They have not had the same advantages�察─�said Emilia。 

     ;Nor the same disadvantages�察─�said Hope。                  ;Some of them are not so 

well    bred�察   �and   none    of   them    speak    French     so  well�察  �for   she   speaks 

exquisitely。 But in all that belongs to real training of the mind�察�they seem 

to me superior�察�and that is why I think they will have more influence。; 

     ;None of them are rich�察�though�察�I suppose�察─�said Emilia�察 �nor of very 

nice   families�察    �or  they   would   not    be   teachers。    So   they   will  not   be   so 

prominent in society。; 

     ;But   they   may   yet   become   very   prominent   in   society�察─  �said   Hope�察�

;they or their pupils or their children。 At any rate�察�it is as certain that the 

noblest   lives   will   have   most   influence   in   the   end�察  �as   that   two   and   two 



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make four。; 

     ;Is   that   certain�拭─  �said   Philip。 ;Perhaps   there   are   worlds   where   two 

and two do not make just that desirable amount。; 

     ;I trust there are�察─�said Aunt Jane。        ;Perhaps I was intended to be born 

in one of them�察�and that is why my housekeeping accounts never add up。; 

     Here    hope    was   called   away�察   �and   Emilia   saucily    murmured�察      �Sour 

grapes� ─�

     ;Not a bit of it� ─�cried Kate�察�indignantly。          ;Hope might have anything 

in society she wishes�察�if she would only give up some of her own plans�察�

and   let   me   choose   her   dresses�察  �and   her   rich   uncles   pay  for   them。   Count 

Posen told   me�察  �only  yesterday�察  �that   there  was   not   a  girl   in   Oldport   with 

such an air as hers。; 

     ;Not Kate herself�拭─�said Emilia�察�slyly。 

     ;I�拭─�said   Kate。     ;What   am  I�拭    �A  silly  chit   of   a  thing�察 �with   about   a 

dozen ideas in my head�察�nearly every one of which was planted there by 

Hope。      I like the nonsense of the world very well as it is�察�and without her 

I should have cared for nothing else。 Count Posen asked me the other day�察�

which country produced on the whole the most womanly women�察�France 

or   America。      He    is  one  of   the  few   foreigners    who    expect    a  rational 

answer。 So I told him that I knew very little of Frenchwomen personally�察�

but that I had read French novels ever since I was born�察�and there was not 

a   woman      worthy    to  be  compared      with   Hope    in  any   of  them�察   �except 

Consuelo�察�and even she told lies。; 

     ;Do not begin upon Hope�察─�said Aunt Jane。                ;It is the only subject on 

which Kate can be tedious。          Tell me about the dresses。 Were people over´ 

dressed or under´dressed�拭─�

     ;Under´dressed�察─�said   Phil。        ;Miss Ingleside   had a half´inch strip of 

muslin over her shoulder。; 

     Here   Philip   followed   Hope   out   of   the   room�察  �and   Emilia   presently 

followed him。 

     ;Tell on� ─�said Aunt Jane。        ;How did Philip enjoy himself�拭─�

     ;He   is   easily   amused�察  �you   know�察─  �said   Kate。    ;He   likes   to   observe 

people�察�and to shoot folly as it flies。; 



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     ;It does not fly�察─�retorted the elder lady。        ;I wish it did。 You can shoot 

it sitting�察�at least where Philip is。; 

     ;Auntie�察─�said   Kate�察 �tell   me   truly  yo
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