Эпоха невинности

Chapter 8

           Buttherewasaboutherthemysteriousauthorityofbeauty,asurenessinthecarriageofthehead,themovementoftheeyes,which,withoutbeingintheleasttheatrical,struckhisashighlytrainedandfullofaconsciouspower.Atthesametimeshewassimplerinmannerthanmostoftheladiespresent,andmanypeople(asheheardafterwardfromJaney)weredisappointedthatherappearancewasnotmore"stylish"forstylishnesswaswhatNewYorkmostvalued.Itwas,perhaps,Archerreflected,becauseherearlyvivacityhaddisappeared;becauseshewassoquietquietinhermovements,hervoice,andthetonesofherlow-pitchedvoice.NewYorkhadexpectedsomethingagooddealmorereasonantinayoungwomanwithsuchahistory.Thedinnerwasasomewhatformidablebusiness.DiningwiththevanderLuydenswasatbestnolightmatter,anddiningtherewithaDukewhowastheircousinwasalmostareligioussolemnity.ItpleasedArchertothinkthatonlyanoldNewYorkercouldperceivetheshadeofdifference(toNewYork)betweenbeingmerelyaDukeandbeingthevanderLuydens’Duke.NewYorktookstraynoblemencalmly,andeven(exceptintheStruthersset)withacertaindistrustfulhauteur;butwhentheypresentedsuchcredentialsasthesetheywerereceivedwithanold-fashionedcordialitythattheywouldhavebeengreatlymistakeninascribingsolelytotheirstandinginDebrett.ItwasforjustsuchdistinctionsthattheyoungmancherishedhisoldNewYorkevenwhilehesmiledatit.ThevanderLuydenshaddonetheirbesttoemphasisetheimportanceoftheoccasion.

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