Excerpt from The Manners of the Aristocracy The hostess receives among her morning letters one 'that fills her with apprehension about an absent son or daughter: a sudden illness, perhaps, or a serious accident. The guests meet, unknow ing, at the breakfast-table. Will she put them in the disagreeable position of offering her their con soling platitudes -for what else can they do under the circumstances No, she plays the hypocrite; makes her morning greetings as usual, is as care fully attentive to each guest as she was ...
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Excerpt from The Manners of the Aristocracy The hostess receives among her morning letters one 'that fills her with apprehension about an absent son or daughter: a sudden illness, perhaps, or a serious accident. The guests meet, unknow ing, at the breakfast-table. Will she put them in the disagreeable position of offering her their con soling platitudes -for what else can they do under the circumstances No, she plays the hypocrite; makes her morning greetings as usual, is as care fully attentive to each guest as she was yesterday morning; and only she herself knows what the effort costs her. If she finds herself unable for it, she deputes some one to fill her place; but she is far too well bred to cause discomfort to her guests, even though her own sufferings exceed a thousand times aught that so mild a term may convey. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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