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           ""Oh,no,it’snot!"hersongroaned."Youmean,Isuppose,thatsocietyhereisnotasbrilliant?You’reright,Idaresay;butwebelonghere,andpeopleshouldrespectourwayswhentheycomeamongus.EllenOlenskaespecially:shecamebacktogetawayfromthekindoflifepeopleleadinbrilliantsocieties."Newlandmadenoanswer,andafteramomenthismotherventured:"IwasgoingtoputonmybonnetandaskyoutotakemetoseecousinLouisaforamomentbeforedinner."Hefrowned,andshecontinued:"Ithoughtyoumightexplaintoherwhatyou’vejustsaid:thatsocietyabroadisdifferent...thatpeoplearenotasparticular,andthatMadameOlenskamaynothaverealisedhowwefeelaboutsuchthings.Itwouldbe,youknow,dear,"sheaddedwithaninnocentadroitness,"inMadameOlenska’sinterestifyoudid.""Dearestmother,Ireallydon’tseehowwe’reconcernedinthematter.TheDuketookMadameOlenskatoMrs.Struthers’s—infacthebroughtMrs.Strutherstocallonher.Iwastherewhentheycame.IfthevanderLuydenswanttoquarrelwithanybody,therealculpritisundertheirownroof.""Quarrel?Newland,didyoueverknowofcousinHenry’squarrelling?Besides,theDuke’shisguest;andastrangertoo.Strangersdon’tdiscriminate:howshouldthey?CountessOlenskaisaNewYorker,andshouldhaverespectedthefeelingsofNewYork.""Well,then,iftheymusthaveavictim,youhavemyleavetothrowMadameOlenskatothem,"criedherson,exasperated."Idon’tseemyself—oryoueither—offeringourselvesuptoexpiatehercrimes.