From the book:Certain human beings are admitted to have a genius for discrimination in such matters as objects of art, pigs or stocks. Mrs. Ussher had this same instinct in regard to fashion, especially where fashions in people were concerned. She turned toward hidden social avail-ability very much as the douser's hazel wand turns toward the hidden spring. When she crossed the room to speak to some woman after dinner, whatever that woman's social position might formerly have been, you could be sure that at present she was on the upward wing. When Mrs. Ussher discovered extraordinary qualities of mind and sympathy in some hitherto impossible man, you might be certain it was time to begin to book him in advance.
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2021 reread: Still fresh and enjoyable on a second read. Definitely ordering my own copy.
2017: What a clever little tale! I've been meaning to try Alice Duer Miller's writing for several years now, and when my GR friend Madelyn start dishing out stars by the plenty for her works, I decided to try her sooner rather than later. I'm glad I did. This was a fun story of high society in the early 1900s, where expectation meets idealism between two strong souls. From the beginning it's pretty plain that neither of them can actually expect a happy ending, but even a good one might be too much to ask...right? Very unusual tale with plenty of little twists to keep it interesting.
Content: a few swears
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