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82 she doesn’t care the snap of a finger for S, she makes him believe that his company is most agreeable to her.”

“She is very wrong to do so. Truth and honesty should ever distinguish a young lady’s conduct. Such a charge, I am sure, cannot be made against Ellen G.”

“No, you may well say that. She is the very soul of truth and honor. If all were like her, society would present far more beautiful and attractive features than it now does. There was another at the party who resembled her—Flora F.”

“Truly said. I love Flora as tenderly as I do my own sister. How exquisitely do good taste, good feelings, and good principles blend in her character! You never hear her speak of another unless in praise, or palliation of faults magnified by the less charitable. I always feel that I am better after spending an hour with Flora.”

“And so do I. I often wish that I was like her.”

“All of us may become like her, if we endeavor to act from the same good principles that govern in her whole life and conduct.”

“I don’t know. Were I to try ever so hard, I do not think I could become like Flora F.