The Parvenu Family; Or, Phoebe, Girl and Wife. Or, Phoebe, Girl and Wife (Paperback)


Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. THE GREAT NIGHT. Now the company began to arrive. As their coming had been so long delayed that the unhappy hostess began to think that no one would arrive, so now she began to think she would be overwhelmed in the bands that came pouring in altogether. She did not know a single face, but she, with her family, smiled and made attempts at shaking hands' which old Sam afterwards described as " misfires." During these uncomfortable hours she learned many wholesome as well as unwholesome things; as when the young lords defiled past; sometimes giving her a supercilious nod, but more frequently failing to see the nervous and smiling hostess;and passed on eagerly into the room. It was more trying still as some of the greater guns came slowly into action, far into the night?imperious dames of the highest quality, whose coming dared scarcely be looked for, but who came after all! With practice, however, this ceremony grew to be delightful enough; and when some of the ambassadors of the third and fourth ranks?always accessible enough?began to arrive, and actually made some remarks, a film of joy came before her eyes. It was delightful to see our Phoebe, whom the new " robe " became admirably, and who was at first delighted with all she saw. For it was properly her first ball. Fairyland hardly came up to it. But presently her face began to assume a wistful gaze, questing for something. After a long delay Mr. Pringle had come up with a needlessly empressd manner, and this speech: " Oh, you have come ! How d'ye like our ball ?" Phoebe was enchanted with it, and infinitely comforted by this light address. Still more so when he added, " You're notengaged, I hope. We must have a dance together before the end of the night." Phoebe was very grateful for this kindness, ...

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. THE GREAT NIGHT. Now the company began to arrive. As their coming had been so long delayed that the unhappy hostess began to think that no one would arrive, so now she began to think she would be overwhelmed in the bands that came pouring in altogether. She did not know a single face, but she, with her family, smiled and made attempts at shaking hands' which old Sam afterwards described as " misfires." During these uncomfortable hours she learned many wholesome as well as unwholesome things; as when the young lords defiled past; sometimes giving her a supercilious nod, but more frequently failing to see the nervous and smiling hostess;and passed on eagerly into the room. It was more trying still as some of the greater guns came slowly into action, far into the night?imperious dames of the highest quality, whose coming dared scarcely be looked for, but who came after all! With practice, however, this ceremony grew to be delightful enough; and when some of the ambassadors of the third and fourth ranks?always accessible enough?began to arrive, and actually made some remarks, a film of joy came before her eyes. It was delightful to see our Phoebe, whom the new " robe " became admirably, and who was at first delighted with all she saw. For it was properly her first ball. Fairyland hardly came up to it. But presently her face began to assume a wistful gaze, questing for something. After a long delay Mr. Pringle had come up with a needlessly empressd manner, and this speech: " Oh, you have come ! How d'ye like our ball ?" Phoebe was enchanted with it, and infinitely comforted by this light address. Still more so when he added, " You're notengaged, I hope. We must have a dance together before the end of the night." Phoebe was very grateful for this kindness, ...

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General Books LLC

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United States

Release date

2012

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2012

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246 x 189 x 3mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

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46

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978-0-217-12683-0

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9780217126830

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0-217-12683-9



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