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and lips - and the men cool off the backs of their ears with it - an ancient custom which I thought very shawking [[shocking]]—  It was stupid after dinner talking to the ladies who nearly choked themselves smothering yawns - and as I was in a far corner tucked behind people when the men came back  I did'nt have any good of them  
The hostess was very polite to me and talked to me herself all the last part of the time—  
I really am in an awful way about my clothes—  It would be great fun if I had the right thing for day-times, and I might just as well have had it as not—  
It makes me furious - why did Miss Bird tell me it would be cold and rainy—  It is like 

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one's very best—  Then I came home and had a great time getting into my black lace dress thogh [[though]] I got one of the maids to help me, and felt half plucked when I went—  Maud wore a gorgeous pink silk and embroidered Mulle gown long train etc - but not becoming—  
The dinner was a state one at the Vice Chancellor's Lodge - The D's said it would be dull but they wanted me to see one of this kind—  A big house of course with lots of men servants - standing around. They were not in 
livery and had moustaches and when I saw this rather good-looking fellow standing at the head of