again upon the plane of common interests and common
thoughts. It was much as though onehaving acquired the vernacular of
his native countryhad lived in a foreign land long enough to lose the
language of his childhood without acquiring fully that of his adopted
country. Miss Rowena Warwick could never again become quite the
Rena Walden who had left the house behind the cedars no more than a
year and a half before. Upon this very difference were based her noble
aspirations for usefulness--one must stoop in order that one may lift
others. Any other young woman present would have been importuned
beyond her powers of resistance. Rena's reserve was respected.
When supper was announcedsomewhat early in the eveningthe
dancers found seats in the hall or on the front piazza. Aunt Zilphy
assisted by Mis' Molly and Mary B.passed around the refreshments
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which consisted of fried chickenbuttered biscuitspound-cakeand
eggnog. When the first edge of appetite was taken offthe conversation
waxed animated. Homer Pettifoot relatedwith minute detailan old
threadbare hunting liedatingin slightly differing formsfrom the age of
Nimrodabout finding twent
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