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Anyway, what do _we_ care, dear?
Unless you--" "Rosamund!" said Mrs.Ruthven exasperated, "will you ever acquire the elements of reticence?
I don't know why people endure you; I don't, indeed! And they won't much longer--" "Yes, they will, dear; that's what society is for--a protective association for the purpose of enduring impossible people.

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