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Chapter XXXIII. The Hotel Concert

           Herdress,which,intheeastgable,hadseemedsodaintyandpretty,nowseemedsimpleandplain—toosimpleandplain,shethought,amongallthesilksandlacesthatglistenedandrustledaroundher.Whatwereherpearlbeadscomparedtothediamondsofthebig,handsomeladynearher?Andhowpoorheroneweewhiterosemustlookbesideallthehothouseflowerstheotherswore!Annelaidherhatandjacketaway,andshrankmiserablyintoacorner.ShewishedherselfbackinthewhiteroomatGreenGables.

           Itwasstillworseontheplatformofthebigconcerthallofthehotel,whereshepresentlyfoundherself.Theelectriclightsdazzledhereyes,theperfumeandhumbewilderedher.ShewishedsheweresittingdownintheaudiencewithDianaandJane,whoseemedtobehavingasplendidtimeawayattheback.Shewaswedgedinbetweenastoutladyinpinksilkandatall,scornful-lookinggirlinawhite-lacedress.ThestoutladyoccasionallyturnedherheadsquarelyaroundandsurveyedAnnethroughhereyeglassesuntilAnne,acutelysensitiveofbeingsoscrutinized,feltthatshemustscreamaloud;andthewhite-lacegirlkepttalkingaudiblytohernextneighboraboutthe“countrybumpkins”and“rusticbelles”intheaudience,languidlyanticipating“suchfun”fromthedisplaysoflocaltalentontheprogram.Annebelievedthatshewouldhatethatwhite-lacegirltotheendoflife.

           UnfortunatelyforAnne,aprofessionalelocutionistwasstayingatthehotelandhadconsentedtorecite.

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