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when the music stopped, and people walked about.  Some went into the dinning room, but most went out on the well lighted piazzas, perhaps to carry on a lively flirtation, or only for a rest between the dances.
Suddenly some one came up and leant over the table which was behind me to speak to Elsa, who was on my other side.  She got up as soon as she saw him and an agreebley surprised voice: "Why how d'y do Holl[[overwritten]] ase [[/overwritten]]is."
I knew of course who it was, & as I did not know him I did not of course look around.  He shook hands, and said how well [[strikethrough]] she [[/strikethrough]] you could see, and how nice it was.  Elsa of course agreed.  Then he said
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"I heard that you wanted to find out who I was driving with the other day."
Elsa answered with a little laugh "Yes."
Then he took off the only favor he had, and said
"Let me pin this on"
"No, no, please don't give it to me, then you will have none." Elsa said.
"I don't want it, here" - and he pined it on.  She thanked him, and at this moment, Edith and Mrs. Stone came up.  I got up and said How d'y do [[overwritten]] as [[/overwritten]] then Emma went off with them.
I sat down again, so did Elsa, and He leant of the table as before.  I heard him say very low: "Won't you introduce me to Miss Vanderbilt."  Elsa stood up and said in a childish way "Gertrude