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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX THE REARING OF CHARLOTTE Mrs. Riderdale was seated by a window and in front of an open bureau drawer. She was alternately watching her youngest at play in the garden below and trying to select from the drawer, which was filled with lace, some that pleased her for the garment that was lying across a chair at her side. The garment was of palest pink nun's veiling,--a house gown for Charlotte; and Mrs. Riderdale tried now pure white and now cream of various widths and patterns. Nothing seemed exactly to please. She missed Charlotte's assistance in these dainty decisions; and a vague trouble about Charlotte had been growing in her mind for two days. This was to be Charlotte's coming out season and elaborate preparations were making for it. Already invitations had been received and accepted for functions in several cities across the continent,--Denver, Chicago, New York, Washington and New Orleans. In each of these places, relatives and friends were eager to assist in launching Charlotte on that social career which none of them doubted she would have; and secretly each had picked from her special favorites a husband for the girl. Charlotte had met these invitations and preparations in a normal, happy manner, had acquiesced and assisted, and when appealed to had been prolific in ideas and tastes,--until within the last two days when she had suddenly seemed to have lost interest and shown a desire to shoulder the whole thing off on her mother; and although always polite, had been about as responsive and helpful as an automaton might be supposed to be. Mrs. Riderdale was not accustomed to notice the passing vagaries of her children unless of real menace to what she considered their welfare. So, on the first day of Charlotte's indifference, Mrs. Riderda...
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