CHAPTERXXXIV
REDGODWYN
StornhamCourthadtakenitsproperpositioninthecountyasaplacewhichwasequaltosocialexchangeinthematterofentertainment。SirNigelandLadyAnstruthershadgivenagardenparty，accordingtothedecreesofthelawobtainingincountryneighbourhoods。ThecuriositytobeholdMissVanderpoel，andthechangewhichhadbeenworkedinthewell—
knowndesolationanddisrepair，precludedthepossibilityoftherefusalofanyinvitationssent，therecipientbeinginhisorherrightmind，andsoundinwindandlimb。Thatastonishingthingshadbeenaccomplished，andthatthepartywasasuccessfulaffair，couldnotbutbeacceptedastruths。Gardenpartieshadbeenheardof，wereatriflerepetitional，andevendull，butatthisonetherewasrealmusicandrealdancing，andcleverentertainmentsweregivenatintervalsinagreen—emboweredlittletheatre，erectedfortheoccasion。Thesewereagreeableadditionstomerefoodandconversation，whichwerecapableofpalling。
TothegardenpartytheAnstruthersdidnotconfinethemselves。ThereweredinnerpartiesatStornham，andtheyalsoweresuccessfulfunctions。Theguestswereofthosewhomakeforthesuccessofsuchentertainments。