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sister won't you," and a moment later I was shaking hands with him. He sat in the hammock which was near the chair where I was and we talked. Mrs Parroll left early so he departed before Tony. Mr. Porchon then took the hammock and though I had been talking to him very nearly all the evening I was not sorry. We got talking seriously in a little while and he spoke of ideals in society and of being disappointed. Then we spoke of the people who were sincere and the people who
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were not, and of forming opinions. He said in a way he envied me, and when I asked why, he said because I still had my ideals. Then we spoke of getting to know people. I told him about my impression book and he seemed interested. He said one did not get to know people well in society and when I said I hoped to get to know a great many people well of the ones I had met last winter, he rather discouraged me. "I should be very much disappointed," I said, "if I thought I was not