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Chapter 13

           Idon’tthinkGrannyunderstandsher,oruncleLovellMingotteither;theyreallythinkshe’smuchworldlierandfonderofsocietythansheis.AndIcanquiteseethatNewYorkmustseemdulltoher,thoughthefamilywon’tadmitit.Ithinkshe’sbeenusedtolotsofthingswehaven’tgot;wonderfulmusic,andpictureshows,andcelebritiesartistsandauthorsandallthecleverpeopleyouadmire.Grannycan’tunderstandherwantinganythingbutlotsofdinnersandclothesbutIcanseethatyou’realmosttheonlypersoninNewYorkwhocantalktoheraboutwhatshereallycaresfor."HiswiseMayhowhehadlovedherforthatletter!Buthehadnotmeanttoactonit;hewastoobusy,tobeginwith,andhedidnotcare,asanengagedman,toplaytooconspicuouslythepartofMadameOlenska’schampion.HehadanideathatsheknewhowtotakecareofherselfagooddealbetterthantheingenuousMayimagined.ShehadBeaufortatherfeet,Mr.vanderLuydenhoveringaboveherlikeaprotectingdeity,andanynumberofcandidates(LawrenceLeffertsamongthem)waitingtheiropportunityinthemiddledistance.Yetheneversawher,orexchangedawordwithher,withoutfeelingthat,afterall,May’singenuousnessalmostamountedtoagiftofdivination.EllenOlenskawaslonelyandshewasunhappy.

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