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They had a thousand things to talk about, and we may be sure that they
did not neglect the opportunity. What do _not_ young ladies at school
discuss? Scarcely anything escapes, and these criticisms are often
very trenchant and severe.
How they criticise the matrimonial alliance between aged Dives with
his crutch and money-bags, and the fascinating and artless Miss Sans
Avoir, who dedicates her life to making happy the old gentleman!
How gaily do they pull in pieces the beautiful natural curls of Mr.
Adonis, who purchased them at the perruquier's; and how they scalp
Miss Summer Morning, with her smiles and bright-eyed kindness, in the
presence of gentlemen--while behind the scenes she is a mixture of the
tigress and the asp! All these social anomalies do young ladies at
school talk about--as do those who have left school also.
But Redbud and Fanny did not--they were far too good-natured to take
pleasure in such comments, and instead, spent the hours in laughing,
playing and reading in the pleasant arbor.


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