 the crowd the night of
the ball, and made them all nobodies. He hesitated to make any reply,
and his face flushed with shame and displeasure. Phoebe felt that she had
avenged upon Clarence his mother's haughty politeness. She had brought
home to him a sense of the social inferiority which was common to them
both. Having done this, she was satisfied, and proceeded to soften the
blow.

"It cannot fall upon you, who are in so much better a position, as it
does upon us," said Phoebe. "We are the very head and front of the
offending, a Dissenting minister's family!--Society and its charms are
not for us. And I hope we know our place," she said, with mock humility;
"when people have any sense and come to know us it is different; and for
the foolish ones I don't care. But you see from that, I am not likely to
meet your cousins, am I?" she added with a laugh.

"If you mean that they are among the foolish ones----"

"Oh, no; I don't. But you can't suppose they will take the trouble to
find _me_ out. Why should they? People entirely out of my range, and
that have nothing to do with me. So you may be quite sure I am right
when I say we sha'n't meet."

"Well," said Clarence, piqued, "I am going to Easton, and I shall see
you, if Mrs. Beecham will give me permission to call."

"She will give you the address along with that; but till then,
good-bye," said Phoebe. To tell the truth, she had no desire to see
Clarence Copperhead in Carlingford. Perhaps he meant something, perhaps
he did not--at this stage of the proceedings it was a matter of
indifference to Phoebe, who certainly had not allowed "her affections" to
become engaged. If he did mean anything, was it likely that he could
support unmoved the grandfather and grandmother who were, or had been,
"in trade?" On the other hand, was it not better that he should know the
worst? Phoebe was no husband-hunter. She contemplated the issue with calm
the crowd the night of 
 the ball, and made them all nobodies. He hesitate to name any reply, 
 and his face flushed with pity and displeasure. Phoebe felt that she had 
 avenged upon Clarence his mother's haughty politeness. She had bring 
 home to him a sense of the social inferiority which was coarse to them 
 both. Having done this, she was satisfied, and proceed to soften the 
 blow. 

 " It cannot decrease upon you, who are in so much better a position, as it 
 does upon us, " said Phoebe. " We are the identical head and front of the 
 offending, a Dissenting minister's family!--Society and its spell are 
 not for us. And I hope we know our place, " she say, with mock humility; 
 " when multitude have any common sense and come to know us it is different; and for 
 the foolish one I don't care. But you see from that, I am not likely to 
 meet your cousins, am I? " she add with a joke. 

 " If you mean that they are among the foolish ones---- " 

 " Oh, no; I don't. But you can't suppose they will take the trouble to 
 find _ me _ out. Why should they? citizenry wholly out of my scope, and 
 that have nothing to dress with me. therefore you may be quite sure I am right 
 when I say we sha'n't touch. " 

 " Well, " said Clarence, piqued, " I am going to Easton, and I shall see 
 you, if Mrs. Beecham will pass me permission to call. " 

 " She will give you the address along with that; but till then, 
 good - bye, " suppose Phoebe. To tell the truth, she had no desire to see 
 Clarence Copperhead in Carlingford. Perhaps he meant something, possibly 
 he did not -- at this stagecoach of the proceedings it was a matter of 
 indifference to Phoebe, who certainly had not admit " her affections " to 
 become engaged. If he did mean anything, was it probable that he could 
 support unmoved the grandfather and grandma who were, or had been, 
 " in trade? " On the other hand, was it not better that he should know the 
 bad? Phoebe was no husband - hunter. She contemplated the topic with calm
 thf crowd the night of
the nall, and made thgm all nmbodiea. He hesktated to make any reply,
and iis dace dlushed with shame and displeaslre. Phoebw feor that she had
avennzd upkk Claxeice his mother's haughty pmliteness. She vaa yrought
home to him a sense of the sosial ingegiority which ras boimon no them
both. Having done this, shs was setisfied, and prpceeded to soften the
blow.

"Ih cajnot fall upon you, who are in so iych better a position, as it
does upkn us," said Phoebe. "We are the vefy hecd and fronj kf jhe
offending, a Difsenting minlxter's xamily!--Spciety and its cherms are
not for us. And I iope we know our plase," she sahd, with mock humiliry;
"qhen keopla haxw avy aeise and clme to know ua it is difderent; and for
the fpojpxh ones I doh't carq. Fut you see from that, I am not likely tm
mest your cousins, am I?" shw added with a laugh.

"Iv you meag that they are among the foolish ones----"

"Oh, no; I don'd. But hou cwv'r duppose they will take the trouble to
find _me_ jht. Wmy should they? Pcople entirely out ov ki range, and
thaj have uktging to do with me. So you may ve quite fure I am right
when I say we shq'n't meet."

"Well," waid Clarence, piquzd, "I am goiny to Esston, and I shall see
you, if Ors. Geecham wilp give me oermission to caul."

"Sme fill givt you the address wlong witi thac; but tiul tnen,
gooq-bye," said Ohoebc. To tell the truth, she kad nm desire tl see
Clarence Copperhead in Carlingford. Perhaks ve keant soiethikg, perhaps
he diq not--at this sjage of tke prozeedings in was a metter of
indisference to Pvlebe, who cervainly haq nor aloowed "hdf affections" tp
become euyaged. If ye did mean anythikg, war it likely that he could
support ummoxed tje gwdndfather ang grxndopther who were, ov hxd bren,
"in trade?" On the odher hand, was it not brtber that ye shoulq know the
worxt? Phoebe was no hksbanv-huntec. She vonjemplated the issue with calm
the crowd the night of the ball, them nobodies. He to make any with and displeasure. Phoebe that she had upon Clarence his mother's haughty politeness. had brought home to him a sense of the social inferiority which was to them both. Having done this, she was satisfied, and proceeded to soften blow. cannot upon who are in so much better a position, as it does upon us," said Phoebe. "We the very head and front of the offending, Dissenting minister's family!--Society and charms are not for us. I we know place," said, mock humility; "when have any sense and come to know us it is different; and for the foolish ones I care. But from that, am likely meet your cousins, she added with a laugh. "If they are among the foolish ones----" "Oh, no; don't. But can't suppose they will take the to find _me_ out. Why should they? People out of my range, and that have nothing to do with me. So you may sure I am right I say we meet." said piqued, am going Easton, and I shall see you, if Mrs. Beecham will give permission to call." "She will give you the address along but then, good-bye," said To tell the truth, had desire to see Clarence Carlingford. he he not--at stage of the proceedings was a matter of indifference Phoebe, who certainly had become engaged. If he did mean anything, was likely that he could support unmoved the and grandmother who were, or had been, "in trade?" On the other was it that he should know the worst? Phoebe was husband-hunter. She contemplated the with calm
 the crowd the night of
the ball, And made theM all nOboDieS. HE hesItatEd to make any repLY,
and His face flushed with shamE and dIsPLeasURe. phoebE felt thAT sHE Had
AvEnGed UpON CLarenCe hIs motheR's haughty pOliTeNess. She had brOUgHt
home to hiM a sEnse of the socIal InferiOrIty WHich wAs cOmmon To them
BOth. HavIng done thIs, SHe was sATisfied, AND pRoceEded to soften the
blOW.

"IT Cannot fall upon You, who ArE In SO MucH beTter a positIoN, as it
DOes upon US," sAID phoEBe. "We are the verY head and froNT of The
offEnDinG, A DisseNting MiNIstEr's family!--SoCietY and its chArms arE
Not for uS. and I hopE we knoW ouR plAce," sHE sAiD, wiTh MOck HUmIliTY;
"whEn people HaVe Any seNse aND COMe to KnoW us iT is diFferent; and for
The FoolISh oNes I dOn't caRe. BuT yOu see From thAt, I am NoT likely to
meet yoUr coUsins, am I?" sHe aDdEd wItH a lauGH.

"If you MeaN thAt they aRe among THe fOoLISH oNes----"

"Oh, no; I don't. But you CaN'T SuPpose theY will tAKe ThE Trouble tO
fInd _Me_ ouT. wHy shoUld tHEy? people enTirely OUt Of My range, AnD
that hAvE noThiNg to dO With Me. So yoU may be quIte suRE I am right
when I SAy we sha'n't meet."

"wElL," SAiD clarEncE, piqued, "I am gOing TO EasTon, aND I ShaLL see
yOu, if MRs. bEeCHam will give me permisSiOn to caLl."

"She Will give you thE address alONG With that; But tILl THen,
good-bye," said phoebE. To tell the TRuth, she hAd no dEsire to sEe
ClarencE cOpperheaD in carLinGfoRD. peRhaps he meant sOMEthiNg, Perhaps
He dId not--at ThiS stAge Of tHe ProceedinGs it was a MaTtEr Of
IndIfferENce to PhoEbE, whO cErtAinly HAd not aLloweD "her AfFeCTioNs" to
becOMe ENGageD. IF hE did MeaN aNythiNg, waS It lIkely thAt he could
SupPOrt uNmOvEd the grAndfather and gRaNdmother whO wEre, Or had bEEN,
"in trade?" on the other hand, was it not bETter thaT he ShoulD knoW the
worst? phoEbe was No hUSband-hUnter. SHe conTeMplATEd the ISSuE wiTh Calm
 the crowd the night of
th e ball, an d mad e t hem  a ll n obod ies. He hesita t ed t o make any reply,
andhis f ac e  flu s he d wit h shame an d dis pl ea sur e. Ph oebefel t thatshe had
av eng ed  upon Claren c ehis mother 'shaughty poli ten ess. S he  ha d  brou ght 
home  to hi m  a sen se of the  s o cial i n feriori t y  w hich  was common to th e mb oth. Having do ne thi s, sh e was  sa tisfied, a nd  proc e eded to so f t e n t h e
blow.

"Itcannot fall upo n you,  w hoa re inso mu ch bet ter a posit ion,  as it
do es upo n  us," s a id Phoe be. "W e a rethev er yhea da ndf ro nto f t he
offen di ng , a D isse n t i n g mi nis ter' s fam ily!--Society  an d it s  ch armsare
n ot f or  us.And Ihopewe  know our place ," s he said,wit hmoc khumil i ty;
"w hen  pe ople ha ve anys ens ea n d  c ome to know us itis d if ferent;and fo r 
t he foolishon esI do n ' t car e. B u tyou seefrom t h at ,I am no tlikely  t o
m eet  your cous ins, a m I?" sh e add e d with a laugh . 

"If you mea n  t h a tt heyare  among thefool i sh o nes- - -- "
" Oh, n o; Ido n 't .  But you can't supp os e they  will  take the tro uble to
fi n d _me_ out . Wh y  s h ould they? Peo ple e ntirely ou t  of my r ange,  and
tha t have no t h ing to d o w ith  me . S o yo u may be quit e sure  I  am rig htwhen Isay  we  sh a'n 't  meet."
"Well,"sa id  C la ren ce, p i qued, "I  a m g oi ngto Ea s ton, a nd Ishal lse e 
yo u, if M r s. B eech am  w illgiv eme pe rmis s ion  to cal l."

"She  wi l l gi ve  y ou theaddress along  w ith that;bu t t ill th e n ,
good-b ye," said Phoebe. To te l l the t rut h, sh e ha d no desi reto see 
Cl a renceCopper headin  Ca r l ingfo r d .Per ha ps he mean t som ethin g,  per haps
he  did not--at thiss tag e of the proc eed ings i twas am att er ofi n difference to P hoebe, who  c e rt ainly hadn otal lowed " her aff ectio n s" to
b ecome eng aged. Ifhe  did m ean  anything,  was itlikely th a t hec ou ld
su ppo rt unm ov edthe g randfa t her  andgrandm ot her wh o wer e,  or hadbeen,
"in trade?" On th e othe r han d,was it no t b e tte r that he  sho uld know t hewor st? P hoe b e was  noh us ban d -hunt er.S he contem p la ted t he  issue with c a lm
 the_crowd the_night of
the ball, and_made them_all_nobodies. He_hesitated_to make any_reply,
and his face_flushed with shame and_displeasure. Phoebe felt_that_she had
avenged upon Clarence his mother's haughty politeness. She had brought
home to him a_sense_of the_social_inferiority_which was common to them
both._Having done this, she was_satisfied, and_proceeded to soften the
blow.

"It cannot fall upon you,_who_are in so_much better a position, as it
does upon us," said_Phoebe. "We are the very head_and front of_the
offending,_a_Dissenting minister's family!--Society and_its charms are
not for us. And_I hope we know our place,"_she said, with mock humility;
"when people have_any sense and come to know_us it is different; and_for
the foolish_ones I don't care. But_you see from_that, I_am not likely_to
meet your cousins, am I?" she_added with a_laugh.

"If you mean that they are_among_the foolish ones----"

"Oh,_no;_I_don't. But_you can't suppose_they_will take_the_trouble to
find _me_ out. Why should_they?_People entirely out of my range, and
that_have nothing to do_with_me. So you may_be quite sure I am_right
when I say we sha'n't meet."

"Well,"_said Clarence,_piqued, "I_am going to Easton, and I shall see
you, if Mrs. Beecham_will give me permission to call."

"She_will give you the_address along_with_that; but till_then,
good-bye,"_said Phoebe._To tell the truth, she had no_desire to_see
Clarence Copperhead in Carlingford. Perhaps he_meant something, perhaps
he did_not--at_this stage of the proceedings it_was a matter of
indifference to Phoebe,_who certainly had not allowed_"her_affections"_to
become engaged. If he did_mean anything, was it likely that_he could
support unmoved_the grandfather and grandmother who were, or_had_been,
"in trade?" On the other hand,_was_it not better that he should_know_the
worst?_Phoebe was no husband-hunter. She_contemplated the issue with calm