Frances Burney, Mme d’Arblay (1752-1840) [ Art and Literature ]
… do not allow girls even a polite negative to a partner, as Evelina finds to her cost, unless they are prepared not to dance at all for the rest of the evening. Evelina discovers the delights as well as the vicissitudes of London …
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