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Chapter 27

           "Oh,Idon’tthinktheytakeitinthatwayatall!"shereplied,shakingherfairheaddemurely—"Theyfancytheyhaveperformedagreatactofcondescension—whereasitisreallyIwhocondescend,foritisverygoodofme,youknow,toleavethesocietyofthePallasAtheneinmystudyforthatofaflouncedandfrizzledladyoffashion!"Herbrightsmileagainirradiatedherfaceandshewenton—"OnceIwasaskedtoluncheonwithacertainbaronandbaronesswhoinvitedafewguests"tomeetme,"sotheysaid.Iwasnotintroducedtomorethanoneortwoofthesepeople—therestsatandstaredatmeasifIwereanewkindoffishorfowl.Thenthebaronshowedmehishouse,andtoldmethepricesofhispicturesandhischina—hewasevengoodenoughtoexplainwhichwasDresdenandwhichwasDelftware,thoughIbelieve,benightedauthorasIam,Icouldhaveinstructedhimequallyonthese,andothermatters.HoweverImanagedtosmileamicablythroughthewholeprogramme,andprofessedmyselfcharmedanddelightedintheusualway;—buttheyneveraskedmetovisitthemagain—and,(unlessindeedtheywantedmetobeimpressedwiththeirfurniture-catalogue)IcannevermakeoutwhatIdidtobeaskedatall,andwhatIhavedonenevertobeaskedanymore!"

           "Theymusthavebeenparvenus,"—saidSibylindignantly—"Nowell-bredpeoplewouldhavepricedtheirgoodstoyou,unlesstheyhappenedtobeJews."

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