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father   of   Harry   and   Hope   had   been   lured   into   a   second   marriage   with 

Emilia's     mother�察   �a  charming      and   unscrupulous       woman�察    �born    with   an 

American body and a French soul。                She having once won him to Paris�察�

held   him   there   life´long�察  �and   kept   her   step´children   at   a   safe   distance。 

She   arranged   that�察  �even   after   her   own   death�察  �her   daughter   should   still 

remain     abroad     for  education�察    �nor   was   Emilia    ordered     back   until   she 

brought down some scandal by a romantic attempt to elope from boarding´ 

school with a Swiss servant。 It was by weaning her heart from this man 

that Philip Malbone had earned the thanks of the whole household during 

his hasty flight through Europe。 He possessed some skill in withdrawing 

the female heart from an undesirable attachment�察�though it was apt to be 

done by  substituting   another。  It was   fortunate that�察 �in this   case�察�no   fears 

could     be  entertained。     Since    his  engagement       Philip   had   not   permitted 

himself so much as a flirtation�察�he and Hope were to be married soon�察�he 

loved   and   admired   her   heartily�察  �and   had   an   indifference   to   her   want   of 

fortune that was quite amazing�察�when we consider that he had a fortune of 

his own。 



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                                CHAPTER III。 



                             A DRIVE ON THE AVENUE。 

     OLDPORT AVENUE is a place where a great many carriages may be 

seen   driving   so   slowly   that   they   might   almost   be   photographed   without 

halting�察  �and   where   their   occupants   already   wear   the   dismal   expression 

which befits that process。 In these fine vehicles�察�following each other in an 

endless   file�察  �one   sees   such   faces   as   used   to   be   exhibited   in   ball´rooms 

during the performance of quadrilles�察�before round dances came in��faces 

marked by the renunciation of all human joy。 Sometimes a faint suspicion 

suggests   itself   on   the   Avenue�察  �that   these   torpid   countenances   might   be 

roused to life�察�in case some horse should run away。                But that one chance 

never occurs�察�the riders may not yet be toned down into perfect breeding�察�

but the horses   are。      I   do   not know  what   could   ever   break the   gloom  of 

this   joyless   procession�察  �were   it   not   that   youth   and   beauty   are   always   in 

fashion�察  �and   one   sometimes   meets   an   exceptional   barouche   full   of   boys 

and   girls�察  �who   could   absolutely   be   no   happier   if   they   were   a   thousand 

miles away from the best society。 And such a joyous company were our 

four youths and maidens when they went to drive that day�察�Emilia being 

left at home to rest after the fatigues of the voyage。 

     ;What   beautiful   horses� ─  �was   Hope's   first   exclamation。   ;What   grave 

people� ─�was her second。 

                    ;What   though   in   solemn   silence   all                      Roll 

round ; 

     quoted Philip。 

     ;Hope     is  thinking�察─   �said   Harry�察   �whether     'in  reason's   ear  they   all 

rejoice。'; 

     ;How COULD you know that�拭─�said she�察�opening her eyes。 

     ;One     thing    always    strikes    me�察─   �said   Kate。     ;The     sentence    of 

stupefaction does not seem to be enforced till after five´and´twenty。 That 

young     lady   we   just  met    looked    quite  lively   and   juvenile   last  year�察  �I 

remember�察�and now she has graduated into a dowager。; 



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     ;Like    little  Helen's  kitten�察─ �said  Philip。   ;She    justly   remarks   that�察�

since I saw it last�察�it is all spoiled into a great big cat。; 

     ;Those     must   be  snobs�察─  �said   Harry�察  �as  a  carriage   with   unusually 

gorgeous liveries rolled by。 

     ;I   suppose so�察─  �said   Malbone�察 �indifferently。    ;In   Oldport   we  call   all 

new´comers snobs�察�you know�察�till they have invited us to their grand ball。 

Then we go to it�察�and afterwards speak well of them�察�and only abuse their 

wine。; 

     ;How do you know them for new´comers�拭─�asked Hope�察�looking after 

the carriage。 

     ;By   their   improperly   intelligent   expression�察─  �returned   Phil。    ;They 

look    around    them   as  you   do�察 �my    child�察 �with   the  air  of  wide´awake 

curiosity which marks the American traveller。             That is out of place here。 

The Avenue abhors everything but a vacuum。; 

     ;I never can find out�察─�continued Hope�察 �how people recognize each 

other here。     They do not look at each other�察�unless they know each other�此�

and how are they to know if they know�察�unless they look first�拭─�

     ;It seems an embarrassment�察─�said Malbone。             ;But it is supposed that 

fashion perforates the eyelids and looks through。            If you attempt it in any 

other way�察�you are lost。       Newly arrived people look about them�察�and�察�the 

more   new   wealth   they  have�察  �the   more   they  gaze。   The   men   are   uneasy 

behind     their  recently   educated    mustaches�察   �and   the  women      hold  their 

parasols with trembling hands。 It takes two years to learn to drive on the 

Avenue。      Come     again   next   summer�察   �and   you   will  see  in  those   same 

carriages   faces   of   remote   superciliousness�察  �that   suggest   generations   of 

gout and ancestors。; 

     ;What a pity one feels�察─�said Harry�察 �for these people who still suffer 

from lingering modesty�察�and need a master to teach them to be insolent� ─�

     ;They learn it soon enough�察─�said Kate。           ;Philip is right。 Fashion lies 

in the eye。     People fix their own position by the way they don't look at 

you。; 

     ;There   is   a   certain   indifference   of   manner�察─  �philosophized   Malbone�察�

;before which ingenuous youth is crushed。             I may know that a man can 



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hardly  read   or   write�察  �and   that   his   father   was   a   ragpicker   till   one  day  he 

picked   up   bank´notes   for   a   million。   No   matter。   If he   does   not   take   the 

trouble to look at me�察�I must look reverentially at him。; 

     ;Here is somebody who will look at Hope�察─�cried Kate�察�suddenly。 

     A  carriage   passed�察  �bearing   a   young   lady   with   fair   hair�察  �and   a   keen�察�

bright look�察�talking eagerly to a small and quiet youth beside her。 

     Her face brightened still more as she caught the eye of Hope�察�whose 

face lighted up in return�察�and who then sank back with a sort of sigh of 

relief�察�a
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