Through Isle And Empire
Through Isle And Empire
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" It is explained by the fact that it con- stitutes a reaction against the tone of the old aristo- COMPARATIVE MANNERS 73 crac}' of the worn-out type (what we in Paris would call "the old Faubourg") and also against that of the middle classes, two terrible centres of respecta- bility and boredom which justify every excess. Our heroine passes through these too, first at Aunt Mary's, 300 Eaton Place, next at Heaviland Manor and, lastly, at Carriston Towers, the historic abode of people whom one g...uesses to belong to a tremen- dously lordly set : dukes, members of parliament, a cousin who is a curate (and whom, by the way, Elizabeth catches kissing a mature damsel in the aviary) ; the men talk politics and pheasants, the women High Church or the Anti-Romanist League. Elizabeth, delighted at heart, because she feels that all this, however boring, is still very safe, very solid in the matter of fashion, is glad, for all that, to return to surroundings better suited to her style of beauty and more like those in which we have already seen her.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" It is explained by the fact that it con- stitutes a reaction against the tone of the old aristo- COMPARATIVE MANNERS 73 crac}' of the worn-out type (what we in Paris would call "the old Faubourg") and also against that of the middle classes, two terrible centres of respecta- bility and boredom which justify every excess. Our heroine passes through these too, first at Aunt Mary's, 300 Eaton Place, next at Heaviland Manor and, lastly, at Carriston Towers, the historic abode of people whom one g...uesses to belong to a tremen- dously lordly set : dukes, members of parliament, a cousin who is a curate (and whom, by the way, Elizabeth catches kissing a mature damsel in the aviary) ; the men talk politics and pheasants, the women High Church or the Anti-Romanist League. Elizabeth, delighted at heart, because she feels that all this, however boring, is still very safe, very solid in the matter of fashion, is glad, for all that, to return to surroundings better suited to her style of beauty and more like those in which we have already seen her.
What to read after Through Isle And Empire?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Robert Humires to read onlineMoreLess
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