EvenMr。Hirst，whomshehaddislikedwhenshefirstmethim，reallywasn’tdisagreeable；and，poorman，healwayslookedsoill；
perhapshewasinlove；perhapshehadbeeninlovewithRachel——
shereallyshouldn’twonder；orperhapsitwasEvelyn——shewasofcourseveryattractivetomen。Leaningforward，shewentonwiththeconversation。Shesaidthatshethoughtthatthereasonwhypartiesweresodullwasmainlybecausegentlemenwillnotdress:
eveninLondon，shestated，itstruckherverymuchhowpeopledon’tthinkitnecessarytodressintheevening，andofcourseiftheydon’tdressinLondontheywon’tdressinthecountry。
ItwasreallyquiteatreatatChristmas-timewhenthereweretheHuntballs，andthegentlemenworeniceredcoats，butArthurdidn’tcarefordancing，soshesupposedthattheywouldn’tgoeventotheballintheirlittlecountrytown。Shedidn’tthinkthatpeoplewhowerefondofonesportoftencareforanother，althoughherfatherwasanexception。Butthenhewasanexceptionineveryway——suchagardener，andheknewallaboutbirdsandanimals，andofcoursehewassimplyadoredbyalltheoldwomeninthevillage，andatthesametimewhathereallylikedbestwasabook。