Shereceivedhimwithanaffectationofpatronage，asifshehadlatelybecomeuneasilyconsciousofbeinginacountrywherethereweredistinctionsofclass。Shewasyoung，pretty，andtastefullydressed；thenationalfeminineadaptabilityhadnot，however，extendedtohervoiceandaccent。BothwerestronglySouthwestern，andasshebegantospeaksheseemedtolosehermomentaryaffectation。
\"Itwasmightygoodofyoutocomeandseeme，forthefactis，I
didn\'tadmiregoingtoyourconsulate——notonebit。Yousee，I\'maSoutherngirl，andneverwas\'reconstructed\'either。Idon\'thankerafteryourGov\'ment。Ihaven\'trecognizedit，anddon\'twantto。IreckonIain\'tbeenundertheflagsincethewah。Soyousee，Ihaven\'tanypaperstogetauthenticated，noranycertificatestoaskfor，andain\'twantinganyadviceorprotection。IthoughtI\'dbefairandsquarewithyoufromtheword\'go。\'\"
Nothingcouldbemorefascinatingandinfectiousthanthemirthfulingenuousnesswhichaccompaniedandseemedtomitigatethisungraciousspeech，andtheconsulwasgreatlyamused，albeitconsciousthatitwasonlyanattitude，andperhapssomewhatworninsentiment。Heknewthatduringthewaroftherebellion，anddirectlyafterit，GreatBritainwastheresortofcertainAmericansfromtheWestaswellasfromtheSouthwhosoughtsocialdistinctionbytheaffectationofdissatisfactionwiththeirowngovernmentortheostentatioussimulationofenforcedexile；buthewasquiteunpreparedforthissenselessprotractionofdeadandgoneissues。Heventuredtopointoutwithgood-humoredpracticalitythatseveralyearshadelapsedsincethewar，thattheSouthandNorthwerehonorablyreconciled，andthathewaslegallysupposedtorepresentKentuckyaswellasNewYork。\"Yourfriends，\"headdedsmilingly，\"Mr。CusterandMr。McHulish，seemedtoacceptthefactwithoutanyposthumoussentiment。”
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