Never liked co-ed , ' growled Dolly , much ruffled in spirit . ` So they do . 'T is n't ladylike . Ought to be satisfied with an ice and a bit of cake , and eat it prettily . Do n't like to see a girl feed . We hard-working men need it , and , by Jove , I mean to get some more of that meringue if it 's not all gone . Here , waiter ! bring along that dish over there , and be lively , ' commanded Stuffy , poking a young man in a rather shabby dress-suit , who was passing with a tray of glasses . His order was obeyed promptly ; but George 's appetite was taken away the next moment by Dolly 's exclaiming , as he looked up from his damaged coat , with a scandalized face : ` You 've put your foot in it now , old boy ! that 's Morton , Mr Bhaer 's crack man . Knows everything , no end of a `` dig '' , and bound to carry off all the honours . You wo n't hear the last of it in a hurry . ' And Dolly laughed so heartily that a spoonful of ice flew upon the head of a lady sitting below him , and got him into a scrape also . Leaving them to their despair , let us listen to the whispered chat of two girls comfortably seated in a recess waiting till their escorts were fed . ' I do think the Laurences give lovely parties . Do n't you enjoy them ? ' asked the younger , looking about her with the eager air of one unused to this sort of pleasure . ` Very much , only I never feel as if I was dressed right . My things seemed elegant at home , and I thought I 'd be over over-dressed if anything ; but I look countrified and dowdy here . No time or money to change now , even if I knew how to do it , ' answered the other , glancing anxiously at her bright pink silk grown , trimmed with cheap lace .
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