I see some of them, bending reproachful glances this way.

I must redeem my character, so as not to incur disgrace in the parting hour." Then followed introductions pressing on each other, till I was weary of hearing my own name, Miss Lynn.

I never did like to be called Miss.
Still it was an unspeakable relief to me, to be released from the necessity of repressing the feelings of others, and guarding my own.

It was a relief to hear those unmeaning sayings which are the current coin of society, and to utter without effort the first light thought that came floating on the surface.

The rest of the evening I was surrounded by strangers, and the most exacting vanity might have been satisfied with the incense I received.