unpresented

Updated: May 19, 2025

For Mary, he bought a comb of gold all gold, like her own lovely hair. The dark tortoise shell of the one she wore always seemed an incongruous note in her fair crown. But Edith was as yet unpresented, and it was on her account that Mr. Sedyard deserted his office and delighted his subordinates at three o'clock in the afternoon. Edith was much more difficult than the other two had been.

Myra Kelly - New Faces