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           CharlieSloane,whohadnotbeenaskedtojointheLambs,toldAnnehedidnotseehowBlythecoulddoit,andHE,forhispart,couldneverhumiliatehimselfso.

           “FancyCharlieSloaneina‘caliker’apronanda‘sunbunnit,’”giggledPriscilla.“He’dlookexactlylikehisoldGrandmotherSloane.Gilbert,now,lookedasmuchlikeamaninthemasinhisownproperhabiliments.”

           AnneandPriscillafoundthemselvesinthethickofthesociallifeofRedmond.ThatthiscameaboutsospeedilywasdueingreatmeasuretoPhilippaGordon.Philippawasthedaughterofarichandwell-knownman,andbelongedtoanoldandexclusive“Bluenose”family.This,combinedwithherbeautyandcharmacharmacknowledgedbyallwhometherpromptlyopenedthegatesofallcliques,clubsandclassesinRedmondtoher;andwhereshewentAnneandPriscillawent,too.Phil“adored”AnneandPriscilla,especiallyAnne.Shewasaloyallittlesoul,crystal-freefromanyformofsnobbishness.“Loveme,lovemyfriends”seemedtobeherunconsciousmotto.Withouteffort,shetookthemwithherintohereverwideningcircleofacquaintanceship,andthetwoAvonleagirlsfoundtheirsocialpathwayatRedmondmadeveryeasyandpleasantforthem,totheenvyandwondermentoftheotherfreshettes,who,lackingPhilippa’ssponsorship,weredoomedtoremainratheronthefringeofthingsduringtheirfirstcollegeyear.

           ToAnneandPriscilla,withtheirmoreseriousviewsoflife,Philremainedtheamusing,lovablebabyshehadseemedontheirfirstmeeting.Yet,asshesaidherself,shehad“heaps”ofbrains.

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