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"How often have you met Lieutenant Hyde?"

"I ht He was at the Sylvesters', and I danced three times with him"

"That was too often"

"He talked with father, and father did not oppose , now, but the Capital question I dare say, after he had asked Lieutenant Hyde how he felt on that subject he never thought of the young ain And pray what did Lieutenant Hyde say to you this afternoon?"

"He gave me the flowers, and he told me about a beautiful opera, of which I have never before heard It is called Figaro He says, in Europe, nothing is played, or sung, or whistled, but--Figaro; that nobody goes to any opera but--Figaro; and that I do not know the aro He asked perht, and I said so, iven the invitation But to prevent an appearance of too exclusive intimacy, write to Arenta, and ask her and Rem to take tea with us Balthazar will carry the note at once"

"Mother, Arenta has bought a blue lute string Shall I not also have a nen? The gauzes are very sweet and genteel, and I think Mrs Jay will not forget to ask me to her dance next week Mr Jefferson is sure to be there, and I wish to walk a minuet with him"

"Your father does not approve of Mr Jefferson He has not spoken to hioes too far--IN HIS WORDS"

"But all the ladies of distinction are proud to be seen in his coainst hione mad on that subject Madame Barens will not speak to her son, because he is a Federalist; and Madame Lefferts will not speak to HER son, because he is NOT a Federalist Mr Jefferson, also, is thought to favour Philadelphia for the capital; and your father is as hot on this subject as he was on the Constitution My dear, you will find that society is torn in two by politics"

"But wo to do with politics They always have had You are not now in a Moravian school, Cornelia; and Bethlehem is not New York The two places look at life from different standpoints"