The Callender Papers
“Something about that first scene I had spied over, where they were array on the lawn, made me try to appear at my best. I could never, I knew, look elegant. But I was careful to be perfectly neat. I surveyed myself in the mirror before I went downstairs and was satisfied with the results. I had tied back my dark braids with a pink ribbon, and my image looked back at me filled with excitement. If I did not know myelf, I thought, I would want to meet this lively person.
Mr. Thiel and Mrs. Bywall ...both awaited me at the foot of the staircase. “Don’t you look nice,” Mrs. Bywall said, as if she had to say something. Mr. Thiel said nothing, just stood impatiently. He insisted on driving me over in the carriage, but—even though this time I sat beside him—we had no conversation. I assumed he was angry, angry that I was going, and angry that I was eager to go. I did not attempt to speak with him. After all, why should he expect me to share his disaffections?
As we approached the Callender house, a woman came out onto the front porch, alone, to greet us.MoreLess
Mr. Thiel and Mrs. Bywall ...both awaited me at the foot of the staircase. “Don’t you look nice,” Mrs. Bywall said, as if she had to say something. Mr. Thiel said nothing, just stood impatiently. He insisted on driving me over in the carriage, but—even though this time I sat beside him—we had no conversation. I assumed he was angry, angry that I was going, and angry that I was eager to go. I did not attempt to speak with him. After all, why should he expect me to share his disaffections?
As we approached the Callender house, a woman came out onto the front porch, alone, to greet us.MoreLess
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