I've heard it's an awful wicked place and lots to see.
Virginia will act as guide, and it would be"-- "real fun" she was going to say, but Virginia's look made her substitute the word "interesting." Virginia was angry.

At first thought she said to herself she would never go under such circumstances.

The other girls seemed to be of the same mind with the speaker.

They chimed in with earnestness and asked Virginia to take them down there.
Suddenly she saw in the idle curiosity of the girls an opportunity.
They had never seen the sin and misery of Raymond.

Why should they not see it, even if their motive in going down there was simply to pass away an afternoon..