He said that he thought her too young for
gaieties, and, besides, that late hours never agreed with her, and he
advised her to wait for the 30th of July.
Lilias knew that it was useless to say any more. She was much
disappointed, and at the same time provoked with herself for caring
about such a matter. Her temper was out of order on Christmas Day;
and while she wondered why she could not enjoy the festival as
formerly, with thoughts fitted to the day, she did not examine
herself sufficiently to find out the real cause of her uncomfortable
feelings.
The clear frost was only cold; the bright sunshine did not rejoice
her; the holly and the mistletoe seemed ill arranged; and none of the
pleasant sights of the day could give her such blitheness as once she
had known.
She was almost angry when she saw that the Westons had left off their
mourning, declaring that they did not look like themselves; and her
vexation came to a height when she found that Alethea actually
intended to go to the ball with Mrs. Carrington. The excited manner
in which she spoke of it convinced Mr. Mohun that he had acted wisely
in not allowing her to go, since the very idea seemed to turn her
head.
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