Thoughts of love and elegant individual establishments were running in her head.

She met girls at the high school whose parents were truly rich and whose fathers had standing locally as partners or owners of solid businesses.

These girls gave themselves the airs befitting the thriving domestic establishments from whence they issued.

They were the only ones of the school about whom Jessica concerned herself.
Young Hurstwood, Jr., was in his twentieth year, and was already connected in a promising capacity with a large real estate firm.

He contributed nothing for the domestic expenses of the family, but was thought to be saving his money to invest in real estate.