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           ButIshallalwaysthinkthat,properly,youshouldhavebeenagreatmind—agreatcharacter.”“Ah,that’sverytheoretic,”LordLambethdeclared.“Dependuponit,that’saYankeeprejudice.”“Happythecountry,”saidBessieAlden,“whereevenpeople’sprejudicesaresoelevated!”“Well,afterall,”observedLordLambeth,“Idon’tknowthatIamsuchafoolasyouaretryingtomakemeout.”“Isaidnothingsorudeasthat;butImustrepeatthatyouaredisappointing.”“MydearMissAlden,”exclaimedtheyoungman,“Iamthebestfellowintheworld!”“Ah,ifitwerenotforthat!”saidBessieAldenwithasmile.Mrs.WestgatehadagoodmanymorefriendsinLondonthanshepretended,andbeforelongshehadrenewedacquaintancewithmostofthem.Theirhospitalitywasextreme,sothat,onethingleadingtoanother,shebegan,asthephraseis,togoout.BessieAlden,inthisway,sawsomethingofwhatshefounditagreatsatisfactiontocalltoherselfEnglishsociety.Shewenttoballsanddanced,shewenttodinnersandtalked,shewenttoconcertsandlistened(atconcertsBessiealwayslistened),shewenttoexhibitionsandwondered.