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could     be  entertained。     Since    his  engagement       Philip   had   not   permitted 

himself so much as a flirtation�察�he and Hope were to be married soon�察�he 

loved   and   admired   her   heartily�察  �and   had   an   indifference   to   her   want   of 

fortune that was quite amazing�察�when we consider that he had a fortune of 

his own。 



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                                CHAPTER III。 



                             A DRIVE ON THE AVENUE。 

     OLDPORT AVENUE is a place where a great many carriages may be 

seen   driving   so   slowly   that   they   might   almost   be   photographed   without 

halting�察  �and   where   their   occupants   already   wear   the   dismal   expression 

which befits that process。 In these fine vehicles�察�following each other in an 

endless   file�察  �one   sees   such   faces   as   used   to   be   exhibited   in   ball´rooms 

during the performance of quadrilles�察�before round dances came in��faces 

marked by the renunciation of all human joy。 Sometimes a faint suspicion 

suggests   itself   on   the   Avenue�察  �that   these   torpid   countenances   might   be 

roused to life�察�in case some horse should run away。                But that one chance 

never occurs�察�the riders may not yet be toned down into perfect breeding�察�

but the horses   are。      I   do   not know  what   could   ever   break the   gloom  of 

this   joyless   procession�察  �were   it   not   that   youth   and   beauty   are   always   in 

fashion�察  �and   one   sometimes   meets   an   exceptional   barouche   full   of   boys 

and   girls�察  �who   could   absolutely   be   no   happier   if   they   were   a   thousand 

miles away from the best society。 And such a joyous company were our 

four youths and maidens when they went to drive that day�察�Emilia being 

left at home to rest after the fatigues of the voyage。 

     ;What   beautiful   horses� ─  �was   Hope's   first   exclamation。   ;What   grave 

people� ─�was her second。 

                    ;What   though   in   solemn   silence   all                      Roll 

round ; 

     quoted Philip。 

     ;Hope     is  thinking�察─   �said   Harry�察   �whether     'in  reason's   ear  they   all 

rejoice。'; 

     ;How COULD you know that�拭─�said she�察�opening her eyes。 

     ;One     thing    always    strikes    me�察─   �said   Kate。     ;The     sentence    of 

stupefaction does not seem to be enforced till after five´and´twenty。 That 

young     lady   we   just  met    looked    quite  lively   and   juvenile   last  year�察  �I 

remember�察�and now she has graduated into a dowager。; 



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     ;Like    little  Helen's  kitten�察─ �said  Philip。   ;She    justly   remarks   that�察�

since I saw it last�察�it is all spoiled into a great big cat。; 

     ;Those     must   be  snobs�察─  �said   Harry�察  �as  a  carriage   with   unusually 

gorgeous liveries rolled by。 

     ;I   suppose so�察─  �said   Malbone�察 �indifferently。    ;In   Oldport   we  call   all 

new´comers snobs�察�you know�察�till they have invited us to their grand ball。 

Then we go to it�察�and afterwards speak well of them�察�and only abuse their 

wine。; 

     ;How do you know them for new´comers�拭─�asked Hope�察�looking after 

the carriage。 

     ;By   their   improperly   intelligent   expression�察─  �returned   Phil。    ;They 

look    around    them   as  you   do�察 �my    child�察 �with   the  air  of  wide´awake 

curiosity which marks the American traveller。             That is out of place here。 

The Avenue abhors everything but a vacuum。; 

     ;I never can find out�察─�continued Hope�察 �how people recognize each 

other here。     They do not look at each other�察�unless they know each other�此�

and how are they to know if they know�察�unless they look first�拭─�

     ;It seems an embarrassment�察─�said Malbone。             ;But it is supposed that 

fashion perforates the eyelids and looks through。            If you attempt it in any 

other way�察�you are lost。       Newly arrived people look about them�察�and�察�the 

more   new   wealth   they  have�察  �the   more   they  gaze。   The   men   are   uneasy 

behind     their  recently   educated    mustaches�察   �and   the  women      hold  their 

parasols with trembling hands。 It takes two years to learn to drive on the 

Avenue。      Come     again   next   summer�察   �and   you   will  see  in  those   same 

carriages   faces   of   remote   superciliousness�察  �that   suggest   generations   of 

gout and ancestors。; 

     ;What a pity one feels�察─�said Harry�察 �for these people who still suffer 

from lingering modesty�察�and need a master to teach them to be insolent� ─�

     ;They learn it soon enough�察─�said Kate。           ;Philip is right。 Fashion lies 

in the eye。     People fix their own position by the way they don't look at 

you。; 

     ;There   is   a   certain   indifference   of   manner�察─  �philosophized   Malbone�察�

;before which ingenuous youth is crushed。             I may know that a man can 



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hardly  read   or   write�察  �and   that   his   father   was   a   ragpicker   till   one  day  he 

picked   up   bank´notes   for   a   million。   No   matter。   If he   does   not   take   the 

trouble to look at me�察�I must look reverentially at him。; 

     ;Here is somebody who will look at Hope�察─�cried Kate�察�suddenly。 

     A  carriage   passed�察  �bearing   a   young   lady   with   fair   hair�察  �and   a   keen�察�

bright look�察�talking eagerly to a small and quiet youth beside her。 

     Her face brightened still more as she caught the eye of Hope�察�whose 

face lighted up in return�察�and who then sank back with a sort of sigh of 

relief�察�as if she had at last seen somebody she cared for。 The lady waved 

an un´gloved hand�察�and drove by。 

     ;Who is that�拭─�asked Philip�察�eagerly。            He was used to knowing every 

one。 

     ;Hope's pet�察─�said Kate�察 �and she who pets Hope�察�Lady Antwerp。; 

     ;Is it possible�拭─�said Malbone。           ;That young creature�拭�I fancied her 

ladyship in spectacles�察�with little side curls。 Men speak of her with such 

dismay。; 

     ;Of course�察─�said Kate�察 �she asks them sensible questions。; 

     ;That    is  bad�察─  �admitted     Philip。   ;Nothing      exasperates     fashionable 

Americans like   a   really  intelligent   foreigner。 They  feel   as   Sydney  Smith 

says the English clergy felt about Elizabeth Fry�察�she disturbs their repose�察�

and gives rise to distressing comparisons��they long to burn her alive。 It is 

not their notion of a countess。; 

     ;I am sure it was not mine�察─�said Hope�察 �I can hardly remember that 

she is one�察�I only know that I like her�察�she is so simple and intelligent。 She 

might be a girl from a Normal School。; 

     ;It   is   because   you   are   just   that�察─  �said   Kate�察   �that   she   likes   you。   She 

came   here   supposing   that   we   had   all   been   at   such   schools。   Then   she 

complained of us��us girls in what we call good society�察�I mean��because�察�

as she more than hinted�察�we did not seem to know anything。; 

     ;Some of the mothers were angry�察─�said Hope。                  ;But Aunt Jane told 

her that it was perfectly true�察�and that her ladyship had not yet seen  the 

best´educated girls in America�察�who were generally the daughters of old 

ministers and well´to´do shopkeepers in small New England towns�察�Aunt 



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Jane said。; 

     ;Yes�察─  �said   Kate�察   �she   said   that   the   best   of   those   girls   went   to   High 

Schools   and   Normal   Schools�察  �and   learned   things   thoroughly�察  �you   know�察�

but that we were only taught at boarding´schools and by governesses�察�and 

came out   at   eighteen�察  �and what   could   we know�拭�Then   came   Hope�察  �who 

had   been   at   those   schools�察  �and   was   the   child   of   refined   people   too�察  �and 

Lady Antwerp was perfectly satisfied。; 

     ;Especially�察─     �said  Hope�察    �when     Aunt    Jane   told  her   that�察 �after   all�察�

schools did not do very  much good�察�for if people were born stupid they 

only became more tiresome by schooling。 She said that she had forgotten 

all she learned at school except the boundaries of ancient Cappadocia。; 

     Aunt Jane's fearless sayings always passed current among her nieces�察�

and   they   drove   on�察  �Hope   not   being   lowered   in   Philip's   estimation�察  �nor 

raised in her own�察�by being the pet of a passing countess。 

     Who would not be charmed ��he thought to himself�� by this noble girl�察�

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