DEAR MRS. WINTERBLOSSOM:

You remember the little picture, a Sunset View, that I admired so

much the other evening at your home? Would you have any objection to

lending it to me for a copy?

Should you have even a shadow of dislike toward my proposition, do not

hesitate to refuse at once. So many people are averse, and justly so,

to having their paintings duplicated that I feel my request almost an

impertinence.

Believe me, truly yours,

EDITH GRANGER.

Refusal to the same:

Twentieth Century Culture and Deportment Or the Lady and Gentleman at Home and Abroad; Containing Rules of Etiquette for All Occasions, Including Calls; Invitations; Parties; Weddings; Receptions; Dinners and Teas; Etiquette of the Street; Public Places, Etc., Etc. Forming a Complete Guide to Self-Culture; the Art of Dressing Well; Conversation; Courtship; Etiquette for Children; Letter-Writing; Artistic Home and Interior Decorations, Etc. · 第 174 / 182 题