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           “TheyarethepeopleinEnglandIammostcurioustosee,”BessieAldenreplied.“Isupposethat’sbecauseyouhavereadsomuch,”saidLordLambethgallantly.“Ihavenotreadsomuch.Itisbecausewethinksomuchofthemathome.”“Oh,Isee,”observedtheyoungnobleman.“InBoston.”“NotonlyinBoston;everywhere,”saidBessie.“Weholdthemingreathonor;theygotothebestdinnerparties.”“Idaresayyouareright.Ican’tsayIknowmanyofthem.”“It’sapityyoudon’t,”BessieAldendeclared.“Itwoulddoyougood.”“Idaresayitwould,”saidLordLambethveryhumbly.“ButImustsayIdon’tlikethelooksofsomeofthem.”“NeitherdoI—ofsomeofthem.Butthereareallkinds,andmanyofthemarecharming.”“Ihavetalkedwithtwoorthreeofthem,”theyoungmanwenton,“andIthoughttheyhadakindoffawningmanner.”“Whyshouldtheyfawn?”BessieAldendemanded.“I’msureIdon’tknow.Why,indeed?”“Perhapsyouonlythoughtso,”saidBessie.“Well,ofcourse,”rejoinedhercompanion,“that’sakindofthingthatcan’tbeproved.”“InAmericatheydon’tfawn,”saidBessie.“Ah,well,then,theymustbebettercompany.”Bessiewassilentamoment.“ThatisoneofthethingsIdon’tlikeaboutEngland,”shesaid;“yourkeepingthedistinguishedpeopleapart.”“Howdoyoumeanapart?”“Why,lettingthemcomeonlytocertainplaces.Youneverseethem.”LordLambethlookedatheramoment.