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Chapter 35

           WhowouldbeaMonarch,tobedoomedtotheperpetualreceivingofacompanyoffools!Igotthroughmydutiesquickly,andreturnedhomemoreorlessweariedoutanddisgustedwiththewholeceremony—andnextdayIfoundthatmy‘debût’hadgivenmethepositionofa‘leadingbeauty’;orinotherwordsthatIwasnowformallyputupforsale.Thatisreallywhatismeantbybeing‘presented’and‘comingout,’—thesearethefancytermsofone’sparentalauctioneer.Mylifewasnowpassedindressing,havingmyphotographtaken,giving‘sittings’toaspiringfashionablepainters,andbeing‘inspected’bymenwithaviewtomatrimony.ItwasdistinctlyunderstoodinsocietythatIwasnottobesoldunderacertainfigureperannum—andthepricewastoohighformostwould-bepurchasers.HowsickIgrewofmyconstantexhibitioninthemarriage-market!Whatcontemptandhatredwasfosteredinmeforthemeanandpitiablehypocrisiesofmyset!Iwasnotlongindiscoveringthatmoneywasthechief-motivepowerofallsocialsuccess—thattheproudestandhighestpersonagesintheworldcouldbeeasilygatheredtogetherundertheroofofanyvulgarplebeianwhohappenedtohaveenoughcashtofeedandentertainthem.

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