The Room That Re-Ranks You
Branghton meets them at an inn and conducts them to lodgings near the Snow Hill shop. The relatives treat Holborn as if it were St James's and treat Evelina's hesitation as airs. She has not become smaller. The measuring stick has changed, and it is made of shop-talk, tickets, and who sits in which row.
Key Insight
Every circle has a court calendar of its own. Pretending you are still in the last house will look like contempt. You can decline a custom without announcing that the custom is vulgar. The announcement is what they will punish.
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