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Chapter XXXII. The Feast Of Belshazzar: A Seer To Translate

           Vance;young,beautiful,andwelloff—atleast,sufficientlysotocomehereinacoach.Whatawonderfulthingitwastoberich.

           Vanceledthewaythroughlanesofshiningtables,atwhichwereseatedpartiesoftwo,three,four,five,orsix.Theairofassuranceanddignityaboutitallwasexceedinglynoticeabletothenovitiate.Incandescentlights,thereflectionoftheirglowinpolishedglasses,andtheshineofgiltuponthewalls,combinedintoonetoneoflightwhichitrequiresminutesofcomplacentobservationtoseparateandtakeparticularnoteof.Thewhiteshirtfrontsofthegentlemen,thebrightcostumesoftheladies,diamonds,jewels,finefeathers—allwereexceedinglynoticeable.

           CarriewalkedwithanairequaltothatofMrs.Vance,andacceptedtheseatwhichtheheadwaiterprovidedforher.Shewaskeenlyawareofallthelittlethingsthatweredone—thelittlegenuflectionsandattentionsofthewaitersandheadwaiterwhichAmericanspayfor.Theairwithwhichthelatterpulledouteachchair,andthewaveofthehandwithwhichhemotionedthemtobeseated,wereworthseveraldollarsinthemselves.

           Onceseated,therebeganthatexhibitionofshowy,wasteful,andunwholesomegastronomyaspractisedbywealthyAmericans,whichisthewonderandastonishmentoftruecultureanddignitytheworldover.

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