Almack's; a Novel ..
Almack's; a Novel ..
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Mrs. Metcalf had a capital memory, knew every thing about every body, recollected all the scandal of the great world, since the American war, and re- tailed it for the tenth, twentieth, thirtieth time, with the utmost point and esprit. Then she was learned in pedigrees, genealogies, and anec- dotes of families, and she was never tired of hearing herself talk. By such talents old Anno Domini, as she was often called, became a wel- come visitor in many a house where the master and mistress distru...sted their own powers of conversation. Neither barking dogs, nor chirp- ing birds, could force her to silence ; and she has been known to begin a story to a large circle, who in the course of it had all dropped off Digitized byCjOOQlC 260 ALMACKS.
under some pretence or other, and, faute de mieux, she has finished it to the footman, who happened fortunately to come in with coals.
Mrs. Metcalf's house, in Lower Grosvenor- street, was the resort of all the idle old men of a certain set, who delighted in talking over times long past, and refreshing their memories with obsolete scandal; all the news of the present day was also sure of being retailed there.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Mrs. Metcalf had a capital memory, knew every thing about every body, recollected all the scandal of the great world, since the American war, and re- tailed it for the tenth, twentieth, thirtieth time, with the utmost point and esprit. Then she was learned in pedigrees, genealogies, and anec- dotes of families, and she was never tired of hearing herself talk. By such talents old Anno Domini, as she was often called, became a wel- come visitor in many a house where the master and mistress distru...sted their own powers of conversation. Neither barking dogs, nor chirp- ing birds, could force her to silence ; and she has been known to begin a story to a large circle, who in the course of it had all dropped off Digitized byCjOOQlC 260 ALMACKS.
under some pretence or other, and, faute de mieux, she has finished it to the footman, who happened fortunately to come in with coals.
Mrs. Metcalf's house, in Lower Grosvenor- street, was the resort of all the idle old men of a certain set, who delighted in talking over times long past, and refreshing their memories with obsolete scandal; all the news of the present day was also sure of being retailed there.
What to read after Almack's; a Novel ..?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Marianne Spencer Stanhope Hudson, Charles White to read onlineMoreLess
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