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Chapter 20. Moving in Society

           Societysuppressesusanddominatesus—Bird,bequiet!’

           Theparrothadbrokenintoaviolentfitoflaughter,aftertwistingdiversbarsofhiscagewithhiscrookedbill,andlickingthemwithhisblacktongue.

           ‘Itisquiteunnecessarytosaytoapersonofyourgoodsense,widerangeofexperience,andcultivatedfeeling,’saidMrsMerdlefromhernestofcrimsonandgold—andthereputupherglasstorefreshhermemoryastowhomshewasaddressing,—‘thatthestagesometimeshasafascinationforyoungmenofthatclassofcharacter.Insayingthestage,Imeanthepeopleonitofthefemalesex.Therefore,whenIheardthatmysonwassupposedtobefascinatedbyadancer,IknewwhatthatusuallymeantinSociety,andconfidedinherbeingadancerattheOpera,whereyoungmenmovinginSocietyareusuallyfascinated.’

           Shepassedherwhitehandsoveroneanother,observantofthesistersnow;andtheringsuponherfingersgratedagainsteachotherwithahardsound.

           ‘Asyoursisterwilltellyou,whenIfoundwhatthetheatrewasIwasmuchsurprisedandmuchdistressed.ButwhenIfoundthatyoursister,byrejectingmyson’sadvances(Imustadd,inanunexpectedmanner),hadbroughthimtothepointofproposingmarriage,myfeelingswereoftheprofoundestanguish—acute.’

           Shetracedtheoutlineofherlefteyebrow,andputitright.

           ‘Inadistractedcondition,whichonlyamother—movinginSociety—canbesusceptibleof,Ideterminedtogomyselftothetheatre,andrepresentmystateofmindtothedancer.Imademyselfknowntoyoursister.

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