ThesetwoyoungladieshadmettwicepreviouslytotheeveningtheyhadpassedtogetheratWyllys-Roof；AdelinehadupononeoccasionbeeninthesameboatwithJane，goingandcoming，betweenNewYorkandLongbridge，andshehadalreadydoneallinherpowertowardsgettingupadesperateintimacy。Hermother，asamatterofcourse，didnotinterferewiththeyounglady\'spreferenceforMrs。G——\'sschool——whyshouldshe？ItwasAdeline\'saffair；shebelongedtothesubmissiveclassofAmericanparents，whothinkitanactofcrueltytoinfluenceorcontroltheirchildren，evenlongbeforetheyhavearrivedatyearsofdiscretion。AsforMr。Taylor，hehaddiscoveredthatthedaughtersofseveralfashionablefamilieswereatMrs。
G——\'s，andwasperfectlysatisfiedwiththechange；allhehadtodowas，tomakeoutthechequesinonenameinsteadofanother。Adelinemanagedthewholeaffairherself；andhavingatlastbeentoayoungparty，forwhichshehadbeenwaiting，andhavingsatisfiedsomelingeringscruplesastothecoloursofthesilkdresseswhichcomposedthewinteruniformoftheschool，andwhichsheatfirstthoughtfrightfullyunbecomingtoherparticularstyleofbeauty，MissTayloronemorningpresentedherselfatMrs。G——\'sdoor，andwasregularlyadmittedasoneoftheyoungbandinfashionabletrainingunderthatlady\'sroof。
Jane，itistrue，didnotshowquiteasmuchraptureatthemeetingasAdelinecouldhavewished；but，then，MissTaylorhadalreadydiscoveredthatthislastbosom-friendwasofacalmerdispositionthanthedozenwhohadprecededher。
HarryhadnotbeenadayinPhiladelphia，beforeheannouncedtohisbrother，hisengagementwithElinor；forhewasmuchtoofrankbynaturetohaveanytasteforunnecessarymystery。
“Ihaveapieceofnewsforyou，Robert，“hesaid，asheenteredthedrawing-roombeforedinner，andfoundhisbrotherlyingonasofa。