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Warden went to live with Cora in the town. Cora had more time to entertain her as she was the one who profited by her sister-in-law's general services. Diantha sat in friendly talk with Mrs. Weatherstone one quiet day, and admitted that she had no cause for complaint. "And yet ?" said her friend. Young Mrs. Warden smiled. "There's no keeping anything from you, is there? Yes you're right.
"I know you're all as proud as you can be," Mrs. Weatherstone continued to Dora. "You see, Diantha has been heard of abroad." They all passed on presently, as others came; but Mrs. Warden's head was reeling. She wished she could by any means get at Ross, and make him come, which he had refused to do. "I can't, mother," he had said. "You go all of you. Take the girls.
That is the way to elevate to enoble domestic service. It must cease to be domestic service and become world service." Suddenly and quietly she sat down. Miss Eagerson was on her feet. So were others. "Madam President! Madam President!" resounded from several points at once. Madam Weatherstone Mrs. Thaddler no! yes they really were both on their feet.
"It ought to take more," said Mrs. Bell, "there'll be breakage and waste." "You can't break them, I tell you," said the cheerful visitor, "and dents can be smoothed out in any tin shop you'll have to pay for it; will that satisfy you?" Diantha was looking at her, her eyes deep with gratitude. "I you know what I think of you!" she said. Mrs. Weatherstone laughed. "I'm not through yet," she said.
When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader. The Social Leader she meant to be; and marshalled her forces to that end.
The Pornes were sympathetic and anxious. "That place'll cost her all of $10,000 a year, with those twenty-five to feed, and they only pay $4.50 a week I know that!" said Mr. Porne. "It does look impossible," his wife agreed, "but such is my faith in Diantha Bell I'd back her against Rockefeller!" Mrs. Weatherstone was not alarmed at all.
Other proposals, of a magnificent nature, were reported, with more magnificent refusals; and Orchardina began to be very proud of young Mrs. Weatherstone and to wish she would come back.
"Look, Diantha; here's for soup, here's for water or wine if you want, all your knives and forks at the side, Japanese napkins up here. Its lovely, but I should think expensive!" Mrs. Weatherstone smiled. "I've had twenty-five of them made. They cost, with the fittings, $100 apiece, $2,500. I will rent them to you, Miss Bell, at a rate of 10 per cent. interest; only $250 a year!"
Then when a real thing happens there's all this!" and she lifted her black draperies disdainfully. "And mourning notepaper and cards and servant's livery and all the things you mustn't do!" Isabel put an arm around her. "Don't mind, dear you'll get over this you are young enough yet the world is full of things to do!" But Mrs. Weatherstone only smiled her faint smile again.
Madam Weatherstone and Mrs. Weatherstone went down together. "She must have encouraged him!" the older lady finally burst forth. "She did not encourage him to enter her room, as you saw and heard," said Viva with repressed intensity. "He's only a boy!" said his grandmother.
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