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THE EUROPEANS.
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"I don't want to go," Clifford declared. "I know some fellows who have been to Europe. They say you can have better fun here."
"That depends. It depends upon your idea of fun. Your friends probably were not introduced."
"Introduced?" Clifford demanded.
"They had no opportunity of going into society; they formed no relations." This was one of a certain number of words that the Baroness often pronounced in the French manner.
"They went to a ball, in Paris; I know that," said Clifford.
"Ah, there are balls and balls; especially in Paris, No, you must go, you know; it
