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Chapter 27

           "Oh,Idon’tthinktheytakeitinthatwayatall!"shereplied,shakingherfairheaddemurely"TheyfancytheyhaveperformedagreatactofcondescensionwhereasitisreallyIwhocondescend,foritisverygoodofme,youknow,toleavethesocietyofthePallasAtheneinmystudyforthatofaflouncedandfrizzledladyoffashion!"Herbrightsmileagainirradiatedherfaceandshewenton"OnceIwasaskedtoluncheonwithacertainbaronandbaronesswhoinvitedafewguests"tomeetme,"sotheysaid.IwasnotintroducedtomorethanoneortwoofthesepeopletherestsatandstaredatmeasifIwereanewkindoffishorfowl.Thenthebaronshowedmehishouse,andtoldmethepricesofhispicturesandhischinahewasevengoodenoughtoexplainwhichwasDresdenandwhichwasDelftware,thoughIbelieve,benightedauthorasIam,Icouldhaveinstructedhimequallyonthese,andothermatters.HoweverImanagedtosmileamicablythroughthewholeprogramme,andprofessedmyselfcharmedanddelightedintheusualway;buttheyneveraskedmetovisitthemagainand,(unlessindeedtheywantedmetobeimpressedwiththeirfurniture-catalogue)IcannevermakeoutwhatIdidtobeaskedatall,andwhatIhavedonenevertobeaskedanymore!"

           "Theymusthavebeenparvenus,"saidSibylindignantly"Nowell-bredpeoplewouldhavepricedtheirgoodstoyou,unlesstheyhappenedtobeJews."

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