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           Westgate,turningtoBeaumontwithherbrightexpositoryair,“mustbuysomethingeverydayofherlife.Ifshecannotdoitherself,shemustsendoutsomememberofherfamilyforthepurpose.SoBessiegoesforthtofulfillmymission.”Theyounggirlhadwalkedaway,withLordLambethbyherside,towhomshewastalkingstill;andPercyBeaumontwatchedthemastheypassedtowardthehouse.“Shefulfillsherownmission,”hepresentlysaid;“thatofbeingaveryattractiveyounglady.”“Idon’tknowthatIshouldsayveryattractive,”Mrs.Westgaterejoined.“Sheisnotsomuchthatassheischarmingwhenyoureallyknowher.Sheisveryshy.”“Oh,indeed!”saidPercyBeaumont.“Extremelyshy,”Mrs.Westgaterepeated.“Butsheisadeargoodgirl;sheisacharmingspeciesofgirl.Sheisnotintheleastaflirt;thatisn’tatallherline;shedoesn’tknowthealphabetofthatsortofthing.Sheisverysimple,veryserious.ShehaslivedagreatdealinBoston,withanothersisterofmine—theeldestofus—whomarriedaBostonian.Sheisverycultivated,notatalllikeme;Iamnotintheleastcultivated.Shehasstudiedimmenselyandreadeverything;sheiswhattheycallinBoston‘thoughtful.’”“ArumsortofgirlforLambethtogetholdof!”hislordship’skinsmanprivatelyreflected.“Ireallybelieve,”Mrs.Westgatecontinued,“thatthemostcharminggirlintheworldisaBostonsuperstructureuponaNewYorkfonds;orperhapsaNewYorksuperstructureuponaBostonfonds.Atanyrate,it’sthemixture,”saidMrs.