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Chapter XXXVIII. In Elf Land Disporting: The Grim World Without

           

           Theadvertisementswerealreadyinthepapers;thepostersuponthebill-boards.Theleadingladyandmanymemberswerecited.Carriewasnothing.

           AsinChicago,shewasseizedwithstagefrightastheveryfirstentranceoftheballetapproached,butlatersherecovered.Theapparentandpainfulinsignificanceoftheparttookfearawayfromher.Shefeltthatshewassoobscureitdidnotmatter.Fortunately,shedidnothavetoweartights.Agroupoftwelvewereassignedprettygolden-huedskirtswhichcameonlytoalineaboutaninchabovetheknee.Carriehappenedtobeoneofthetwelve.

           Instandingaboutthestage,marching,andoccasionallyliftinguphervoiceinthegeneralchorus,shehadachancetoobservetheaudienceandtoseetheinaugurationofagreathit.Therewasplentyofapplause,butshecouldnothelpnotinghowpoorlysomeofthewomenofallegedabilitydid.

           “Icoulddobetterthanthat,”Carrieventuredtoherself,inseveralinstances.Todoherjustice,shewasright.

           Afteritwasovershedressedquickly,andasthemanagerhadscoldedsomeothersandpassedher,sheimaginedshemusthaveprovedsatisfactory.Shewantedtogetoutquickly,becausesheknewbutfew,andthestarsweregossiping.Outsidewerecarriagesandsomecorrectyouthsinattractiveclothing,waiting.Carriesawthatshewasscannedclosely.Theflutterofaneyelashwouldhavebroughtheracompanion.Thatshedidnotgive.

           Oneexperiencedyouthvolunteered,anyhow.

           “Notgoinghomealone,areyou?”hesaid.

           CarriemerelyhastenedherstepsandtooktheSixthAvenuecar.

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