When Association Has a Cost
Orville calls on Lovel after the theater and secures a promise that the ball will not be mentioned again. He tells Mrs. Mirvan that impertinence must be stopped early, then vanishes from the performance of having saved her. Evelina half doubts her importance because the work left no scene.
Key Insight
The best protection often happens offstage. People who need you to witness their loyalty are collecting credit. People who close a threat and do not stage the closing are rarer. Watch who fights in a way that still leaves you a private life.
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