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The Minturns had fallen into an error, which must, if possible, be repaired. The Allenders were of far more consequence than they had believed, and their estimation of them rose correspondingly.
"Be it so, then," remarked Mr. Minturn, rising; and so the thing was decided. Mrs. Minturn had lapsed into a small mistake touching the reason that induced Mr. and Mrs. Allender to give an entertainment just at that time. It was not in honour of their return from Washington, and designed to unite the families in a firmer union; no, a thought like this had not entered the mind of the Allenders.
Allender, to whose family his own was indebted for an introduction into society, and for an acquaintance with many who were esteemed as valued friends. Ten years elapsed, and the Minturns were on a level with the Allenders, as far as external things were concerned.
Minturn, but poorly concealing her mortification. "I had no idea that the Allenders kept such company. How did you happen to be invited?" "Mr. Allender is one of my father's oldest and most valued friends. I called at his desire, and found both him and his family far above the 'common run' of people. I do not in the least wonder at the class of persons I met at their house.
Minturn, who had, at every upward movement, and three of these movements had already taken place, furnished her house from top to bottom. Five years more reversed the relations between to families. The Minturns still went up, and the Allenders commenced going down. One day, about this time, Mr.
Their house was furnished with exceeding plainness, and their only domestic was a stout girl of fourteen. The Allenders, on the other hand, lived in a fashionable neighbourhood, so called. For their house, which was handsomely furnished, they paid a rent of four hundred dollars; and lived in what the Minturns thought to be great elegance. And so it was, in contrast with their style of living. Mrs.
Minturn felt quite proud of having such acquaintances, and of being able to visit familiarly in such good society as was to be found at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Allender. You could not be in her company for ten minutes, at any time, without hearing some allusion to the Allenders. What they said, was repeated as oracular; and to those who had never been in their house, Mrs.
Minturn came home from his office, and said to his wife: "I've got bad news to tell you about our friends the Allenders." "What is that?" inquired Mrs. Minturn, evincing a good deal of interest, though not exactly of the right kind. "He's stopped payment." "What?" "He failed to meet his notes in bank yesterday, and to-day, I understand, he has called his creditors together."
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