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Chapter XI. The Persuasion Of Fashion: Feeling Guards O’er Its Own

           

           Whenoneofhermindseesmanythingsemphasizedandre-emphasizedandadmired,shegathersthelogicofitandappliesaccordingly.Drouetwasnotshrewdenoughtoseethatthiswasnottactful.Hecouldnotseethatitwouldbebettertomakeherfeelthatshewascompetingwithherself,notothersbetterthanherself.Hewouldnothavedoneitwithanolder,wiserwoman,butinCarriehesawonlythenovice.Lesscleverthanshe,hewasnaturallyunabletocomprehendhersensibility.Hewentoneducatingandwoundingher,athingratherfoolishinonewhoseadmirationforhispupilandvictimwasapttogrow.

           Carrietooktheinstructionsaffably.ShesawwhatDrouetliked;inavaguewayshesawwherehewasweak.Itlessensawoman’sopinionofamanwhenshelearnsthathisadmirationissopointedlyandgenerouslydistributed.Sheseesbutoneobjectofsupremecomplimentinthisworld,andthatisherself.Ifamanistosucceedwithmanywomen,hemustbeallinalltoeach.

           InherownapartmentsCarriesawthingswhichwerelessonsinthesameschool.

           Inthesamehousewithherlivedanofficialofoneofthetheatres,Mr.FrankA.Hale,manageroftheStandard,andhiswife,apleasing-lookingbrunetteofthirty-five.TheywerepeopleofasortverycommoninAmericato-day,wholiverespectablyfromhandtomouth.Halereceivedasalaryofforty-fivedollarsaweek.Hiswife,quiteattractive,affectedthefeelingofyouth,andobjectedtothatsortofhomelifewhichmeansthecareofahouseandtheraisingofafamily.LikeDrouetandCarrie,theyalsooccupiedthreeroomsonthefloorabove.

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