\"IconsiderthatshowinghospitalitytotheSmithly-DubbsiscarryingFreeFoodprinciplestoaregrettableextreme，\"saidLadyDrakmanton；\"I\'veentertainedtheJonesesandtheBrownsandtheSnapheimersandtheLubrikoffs，andheapsofotherswhosenamesI
forget，butIdon\'tseewhyIshouldinflictthesocietyoftheMissesSmithly-Dubbonmyselfforasolidhour。Imagineit，sixtyminutes，moreorless，ofunrelentinggobbleandgabble。Whycan\'tYOUtakethemon，Milly？\"sheasked，turninghopefullytohersister。
\"Idon\'tknowthem，\"saidMillyhastily。
\"Allthebetter；youcanpassyourselfoffasme。Peoplesaythatwearesoalikethattheycanhardlytellusapart，andI\'veonlyspokentothesetiresomeyoungwomenabouttwiceinmylife，atcommittee-rooms，andbowedtothemintheclub。Anyoftheclubpage-boyswillpointthemouttoyou；they\'realwaystobefoundlollingaboutthehalljustbeforelunch-time。\"
\"MydearBetty，don\'tbeabsurd，\"protestedMilly；\"I\'vegotsomepeoplelunchingwithmeattheCarltonto-morrow，andI\'mleavingTownthedayafterwards。\"